Requires subsidiaries of certain transportation authorities and their employees to submit all unresolvable contract negotiations to binding arbitration

PassedLatest action Apr 29, 2026

Requires subsidiaries of certain authorities and their employees to submit all unresolvable contract negotiations to binding arbitration.

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Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A8436, 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

Requires subsidiaries of the Niagara Frontier transportation authority and their employees to submit all unresolvable contract negotiations to binding arbitration.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 5, 2026Result: passed
(58) (1) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsJan 28, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 6, 2025Result: passed
(52) (1) (0) (10)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 20, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. and 2 more on Agora

Democratic3
Republican1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

In 2021, the legislature passed and Governor signed a law allowing. Upstate transit systems be subject to binding arbitration with its employees. This bill makes a technical correction by adding subsidiaries of the NFTA, as the authority has different subsidiaries with different labor organizations in each one.

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

Apr 29, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.222
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.222
NY Assembly
Apr 29, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Apr 29, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A8436
NY Assembly
Feb 5, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate

Show full history (17 earlier events)

Feb 5, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Feb 3, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 29, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Jan 28, 2026
1ST Report CAL.196
1ST REPORT CAL.196
NY Senate
Jan 15, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.222
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.222
NY Assembly
Jan 12, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
May 22, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 21, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 20, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1163
1ST REPORT CAL.1163
NY Senate
May 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

About this record

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