Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians; repealer

Latest action Mar 27, 2026

Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians, including requiring that all tower technicians performing work pursuant to a contract with a state agency complete training requirements determined by the office of general services prior to commencing work pursuant to such contracts; repeals legislative intent relating to such tower technician protections; relates to the effectiveness thereof.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A9465, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the State Finance Law.

Committee

Labor · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Labor · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to L.2025, C.652.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJan 21, 2026Result: passed
(55) (1) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJan 12, 2026Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Stefani Zinerman and William Colton

Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Rachel May says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

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 27, 2026
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.95
NY Senate
Mar 20, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2026
Rules Report CAL.86
RULES REPORT CAL.86
NY Assembly

Show full history (9 earlier events)

Feb 25, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S8818
NY Assembly
Jan 21, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
Jan 21, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jan 12, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.38
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.38
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
Jan 6, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly

About this record

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