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Senate Standing Committee on Labor advances six bills to calendar or Finance; AI reporting bill sent to Finance
Summary
At its seventh meeting of the 2026 legislative session, the Senate Standing Committee on Labor advanced six bills — sending several to the Senate calendar and three to the Finance Committee — and announced hearings on disability and workers' compensation.
Sen. Jessica Ramos, chairing the Senate Standing Committee on Labor, opened the committee's seventh meeting of the 2026 legislative session and urged public participation, saying, "Please come participate, help us ask good questions, and hopefully we can be effective in our advocacy for workers." The committee considered six bills and took procedural action on each.
The committee moved forward Senate Bill 825A (sponsor: Sen. Lou), described in the transcript as an amendment to the Labor Law and certain estate/trust powers to establish protections related to compensated video content; the transcript's language about the bill's precise scope is unclear. The item was reported to the Senate calendar.
Senate Bill 8131 (sponsor: Sen. Ramos) — recorded in the transcript as concerning the workers' compensation law and payment "of civil war disability" — was moved and reported to the calendar. The committee then welcomed newly joined members before taking up additional bills.
Senate Bill 8706B (sponsor: Sen. Kinsey) would require covered businesses to submit annual reports on the impact of artificial intelligence; a motion to move the bill was made by Sen. Jackson and the committee reported the bill to the Finance Committee for further consideration.
Senate Bill 8967 (sponsor: Sen. Ramos), described as amending workers' compensation law to address penalties for discrimination against employees, was moved and referred to the Finance Committee.
Senate Bill 9330 (sponsor: Sen. Ramos) was introduced with unclear transcript phrasing describing a remedial provision related to the New York Labor Law Act of 2026; a motion was recorded. The transcript does not include the full bill text or the recorded destination for this item beyond the motion.
Senate Bill 9331 (sponsor: Sen. Ramos) was presented as an amendment related to access to prescription medication, coordination by the Workers' Compensation Board, and regulations governing networks; a motion (moved by Sen. Rose) was recorded and the bill was reported to the calendar.
Sen. Ramos closed the session by noting the committee's actions and adjourning. She reminded members of two upcoming hearings: a disability and employment hearing on May 6, co-hosted with Sen. Fahey, and a workers' compensation hearing on May 20.
Votes and procedural outcomes summarized here are taken from the committee record in the transcript; the transcript records voice votes and procedural dispositions ("reported to the calendar" or "reported to Finance") but does not provide named roll-call tallies.
