S 4641 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibits non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants

Summary
Prohibits non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants; authorizes covered individuals to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any employer or persons alleged to have violated such prohibition.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Jun 9, 2025
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What changed between versions

S4641 S4641A · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to update the bill number to S 4641-A and reflect committee actions including discharge and recommitment. The substantive policy content regarding non-compete agreements remains unchanged, though one definition was updated to include a new type of physician (article one hundred thirty-one-B of the education law).
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the bill number and committee status were updated.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from S 4641 to S 4641-A to reflect legislative amendments and committee actions.

Updated explanation page number from LBD09274-01-5 to LBD09274-02-5.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'health related professional' to include physicians licensed under article one hundred thirty-one-B of the education law.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2025

How they voted

4022
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 9, 2025
D Democratic41
40 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
R Republican22
21 Nay 1
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO JUDICIARY
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4641A
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Sean Ryan
Sean Ryan
DDemocratic
NY
61