Senate Labor Committee reports 14 bills to calendar or other committees

The Senate Standing Committee on Labor advanced 14 bills on procedural votes at its fourth meeting of the 2025 legislative session, reporting most to the calendar and referring several to other standing committees for further review.

The measures on the agenda addressed a range of labor issues, including wage-theft–related business-license suspensions, minimum operator ages for amusement rides, access to personnel records, limits on noncompete agreements and apprenticeship requirements for renewable-energy construction work. Most bills were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with no extended debate.

Why it matters: The package touches multiple routine and substantive areas of workplace policy that can affect employers, employees and enforcement agencies across New York. Several bills, if enacted, will change employer obligations or create new administrative requirements that will proceed through the Legislature for additional consideration.

What the committee did (selected items) - Senate bill 162 (Ramos): “An act to amend the labor law and workers’ compensation law in relation to the issuing of stockholders.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar. - Senate bill 2078 (Mayer): “An act to amend the labor law and criminal procedure law in relation to business license suspensions resulting from wage theft.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar. - Senate bill 2125 (Cooney): “An act to amend the labor law in relation to a minimum operator age for amusement devices.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar. - Senate bill 2499 (Gennardis): “An act to amend the workers’ compensation law in relation to paid family member.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar. - Senate bill 3412 (Ramos): “An act to amend the labor law in relation to regulating the temperature of all indoor and outdoor worksites.” Motion moved; bill was reported to the committee on finance after brief discussion (see separate item below). - Senate bill 3460 (Bernardis): “An act in relation to employee access to personnel records.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar. - Senate bill 3484 (Rogers): “An act to amend the workers’ compensation law in relation to submission requirements for reports of independent medical examinations.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar. - Senate bill 4467 (Mayer): “An act to provide for the enrollment of certain persons in direct deposit for compensation payments.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar. - Senate bill 4478 (Ramos): “An act to amend the labor law and education law in relation to creating a workplace rights document to be provided to minors seeking employment.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar. - Senate bill 4479 (Ramos): “An act to amend the workers’ compensation law, labor law, and executive law in relation to requiring [the Workers’ Compensation Board and Department of Labor] to publish lists as open data.” Committee members asked whether the bill includes a due-process mechanism for individuals or businesses placed on such a list; the sponsor said he would pull up the relevant process for the record. Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar. - Senate bill 4519 (Ramos): “An act to amend the labor law in relation to awards to employees who prevail in actions on QPACT.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar. - Senate bill 4641a (Sean Ryan): “An act to amend the labor law in relation to prohibiting noncompete agreements and certain restrictive covenants.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the committee on the judiciary. - Senate bill 4881a (Scarcellus/Spanton): “An act to amend the labor law in relation to requiring contractors and subcontractors to use apprenticeship agreements for construction work on covered renewable energy systems.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the committee on energy. - Senate bill 5922a (Fernandez): “An act to amend the labor law in relation to requiring employers to include opioid and first-aid supplies required by federal law.” Motion moved and seconded; bill reported to the calendar.

Committee procedure and next steps: Most measures were advanced by voice vote and will now proceed to the Senate calendar or to the committees to which they were referred for further consideration. The committee recorded no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript; outcomes in the record are procedural reports (reported to the calendar or referred to other committees) rather than final enactments.

Context: The committee opened the meeting noting it had 14 bills on the agenda. Several members identified themselves at the start of the session, and sponsors were named as each bill was called. For one bill (S.B. 4479) a member asked whether the bill provides a way for people or businesses to challenge placement on a published list; the sponsor indicated he would pull up the relevant process.

Votes at a glance: Each bill listed above was moved and advanced in committee (reported to the calendar or referred as noted). The transcript does not include recorded roll-call vote counts for each item; actions were taken by voice vote and announced as “reported” or “referred.”

What the record does not show: The committee transcript records limited debate on most items; the bills will face additional committee or floor consideration before any final legislative action.