Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers

Latest action Mar 9, 2026

Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers and to make such document available in other languages and to school officials who issue working papers.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A5607, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Labor Law.

Committee

Labor · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Labor · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would require the Department of Labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 9, 2026Result: passed
(59) (1) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Labor
Senate LaborFeb 24, 2026Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 29, 2025Result: passed
(55) (1) (0) (7)
Vote: Committee vote · Labor
Senate LaborMay 14, 2025Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Robert Jackson

Democratic1

Robert Jackson

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Ramos says this is needed

For New York youth to be fully prepared to enter the .workforce, they must have a strong understanding of their rights as workers and their explicit rights as employed minors. This legislation would equip working students with the knowledge of basic labor rights extended to workers. These include child labor laws, wage and hour protections, worker safety, workers' compensation, paid sick leave, prohibitions against retaliation, and. the right to organ- ize a union in the workplace.

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

Mar 9, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 9, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 9, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
Feb 26, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Feb 24, 2026
1ST Report CAL.373
1ST REPORT CAL.373
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
May 19, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 15, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1116
1ST REPORT CAL.1116
NY Senate
Feb 18, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
Feb 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
Party colors: Parties are shown in the same neutral colors.
Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Nov 2, 2026. About our data

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