senate Bill S9450

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to employer violations of certain provisions allowing for workplace safety committees

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  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 28, 2022 approval memo.91
signed chap.808
Dec 16, 2022 delivered to governor
Jun 03, 2022 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.661
substituted for a10492
Jun 01, 2022 referred to ways and means
delivered to assembly
passed senate
May 31, 2022 ordered to third reading cal.1739
committee discharged and committed to rules
May 28, 2022 referred to labor

Votes

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Jun 1, 2022 - floor Vote

S9450
48
15
floor
48
Aye
15
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2022

aye (48)
nay (15)

May 31, 2022 - Rules committee Vote

S9450
15
1
committee
15
Aye
1
Nay
4
Aye with Reservations
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: May 31, 2022

aye (15)
nay (1)
aye wr (4)
absent (1)

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S9450 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10492
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-d, Lab L

S9450 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to employer violations of certain provisions allowing for workplace safety committees; allows the commissioner of labor to assess certain civil penalties for such violations.

S9450 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S9450 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9450
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 28, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation  to  employer  violations  of
   certain provisions allowing for workplace safety committees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 27-d of the labor law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. (A) AN EMPLOYER MUST RECOGNIZE WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS THE ESTAB-
 LISHMENT  OF  A  WORKPLACE  SAFETY  COMMITTEE  CREATED  PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION. VIOLATIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL RESULT IN A CIVIL  PENALTY
 OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY DOLLARS PER DAY UNTIL THE VIOLATION IS REMEDIED.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER MAY ALSO ORDER OTHER APPROPRIATE RELIEF INCLUDING
 ENJOINING THE CONDUCT OF ANY PERSON OR EMPLOYER IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
 REMEDIES PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15941-06-2

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