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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 9398: Requires employers publicly advertising a job posting to include whether such posting is for an existing vacancy or not

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 9398 is a bill introduced in the New York House on December 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires employers publicly advertising a job posting to include whether such posting is for an existing vacancy or not. Primary sponsor: Larinda Hooks (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LABOR.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires employers publicly advertising a job posting to include in the posting a statement disclosing whether such posting is for an existing vacancy or not; authorizes the commissioner of labor to issue an order to employers in violation of such requirement to pay a fine, cease and desist from such violation, or both.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Larinda HooksPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Nikki LucasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Kwani O'PharrowCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Claire ValdezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO LABOR
  2. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source