Relates to employee representation of state employees designated managerial or confidential

Latest action Oct 16, 2025

Provides notification of employment or promotion of applicable employees to organizations of state employees designated managerial or confidential for purposes of employee representation in determining the terms and conditions of employment.

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Where it stands

Rejected by the executive.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

Vetoed

New York State Senate

Same as A1979, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Civil Service Law.

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Recognizes employee representation of state employees designated manage- rial or confidential.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 25, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsFeb 11, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Angelo Santabarbara, Cordell Cleare and 2 more on Agora

Democratic4

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

Since 1976, the Organization of New York State Management Confidential Employees (OWE) has been the sole voice for the state's managerial and confidential workforce. While the State's Taylor Law prohibits M/Cs from organizing for the purposes of collective bargaining, OMCE has worked as their advocate for decades to ensure that M/C employees are represented and have a voice in State government. This bill adds new provisions in State law related to M/C employee representation in New York State. In 2018, New York State amended the Civil Service Law to require public employers to notify and provide employee organizations certain informa- tion for newly hired, promoted and transferred employees, as well as the ability of the employee organizations to meet with such employees and attend employee orientations. M/C employees were not covered by that legislation. This bill would expand the current law to include M/C employees and organizations that advocate for M/Cs.This gives OMCE with footing equal to that of the State's public sector unions.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Oct 16, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.48
NY Senate
Oct 9, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Apr 1, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.72
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.72
NY Assembly
Apr 1, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Apr 1, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A1979
NY Assembly

Show full history (10 earlier events)

Mar 27, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.72
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.72
NY Assembly
Mar 25, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Feb 24, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
1ST Report CAL.306
1ST REPORT CAL.306
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

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