Relates to enacting the "New York state teleworking expansion act"

Latest action Mar 18, 2026

Enacts the "New York state teleworking expansion act"; provides that each state agency shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance.

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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 A4850, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Civil Service Law.

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Finance · New York State Senate, Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To reduce congestion and increase flexibility by increasing teleworking in New York State agencies.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsJan 28, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(21) (1) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsApr 2, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Alex Bores, Angelo Santabarbara and 13 more on Agora

Democratic14
Republican1

Show all 15 on Agora

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Scarcella-Spanton says this is needed

Teleworking offers an opportunity to reduce congestion. The federal government and many states and municipalities have established telework- ing policies to get workers out of their cars, and not merely to reduce congestion. Teleworking has been shown to increase productivity and retention while reducing absenteeism. Private sector-based strategies include tax credits for businesses against the cost of planning, train- ing and capital purchases necessary to establish a teleworking program (i.e., Georgia), or merely free. Consulting and training for businesses interested in establishing tele- working programs (i.e., Connecticut). Numerous jurisdictions have established successful telework programs for government employees. Arizona, for example, required (and achieved) 20% of state government workers in busy Maricopa County (including the City of Phoenix) to tele- work. Virginia has required that each state agency should have 25% of its employees teleworking by 2010. The federal the government requires its agencies to establish teleworking programs for its employees, and over 100,000 federal employees participate. New York should be required to establish a teleworking program for its employees, with appropriate goals for the percentage of city workers teleworking.

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 18, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Mar 18, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Mar 18, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 28, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Senate
DIED IN SENATE
NY Senate

Show full history (14 earlier events)

Jan 7, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.132
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.132
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
May 15, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1046
1ST REPORT CAL.1046
NY Senate
Apr 30, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Apr 30, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Apr 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Apr 2, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Mar 27, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.76
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.76
NY Assembly
Mar 25, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Feb 19, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly

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.
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