Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 17, 2024 |
referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 25, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 21, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 20, 2024 |
1st report cal.702 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to labor returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 01, 2023 |
referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 22, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 18, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 17, 2023 |
1st report cal.1065 |
May 03, 2023 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S6646
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2023-S6646 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6938
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §21, Lab L
2023-S6646 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6646 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of labor to prepare an annual report on the cost of living, poverty rates and adequacy of the current minimum wage in the state PURPOSE: To require the Commissioner of the Department of Labor to prepare an annual report on the state's cost of living, poverty rates, and the adequacy of the current minimum wage. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 21 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdi- vision 16. This addition mandates the Department of Labor shall produce a report to analyze the change in living costs, changes in poverty and child poverty for households that include one or more workers, and the adequacy of the minimum wage. The report shall also compare the current
2023-S6646 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6646 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- 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 requiring the commissioner of labor to prepare an annual report on the cost of living, poverty rates and adequacy of the current minimum wage in the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 21 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows: 16. SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON LABOR ON OR BEFORE THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE'S COST OF LIVING, POVERTY RATES, AND THE ADEQUACY OF THE CURRENT MINIMUM WAGE. THE REPORT SHALL ANALYZE THE CHANGE IN LIVING COSTS USING THE VARIOUS AVAILABLE AND WIDELY CONSULTED COST OF LIVING MEASURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MIT LIVING WAGE CALCULATOR, THE EPI FAMILY BUDGET CALCULATOR, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO ANALYZE CHANGES IN POVERTY AND CHILD POVERTY FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT INCLUDE ONE OR MORE WORKERS, USING AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA FOR THE LATEST AVAILABLE YEAR. SUCH ANALYSIS SHALL EXAMINE CHANGES IN THE SPECIFIED MEASURES FOR EACH YEAR SINCE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOU- SAND EIGHTEEN, DISAGGREGATED BY RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, AGE, DISABILITY STATUS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, PROFESSION AND EDUCATION LEVEL FOR EACH OF FOUR REGIONS OF THE STATE, WHICH SHALL BE DEFINED AS: THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE SUBURBAN COUNTIES OF WESTCHESTER, SUFFOLK AND NASSAU; THE HUDSON VALLEY COUNTIES OF ROCKLAND, PUTNAM, ORANGE, ULSTER, GREENE, DUTCHESS, COLUMBIA, ALBANY, AND RENSSELAER; AND THE COUNTIES OF THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO COMPARE THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED FUTURE VALUE OF THE STATE'S UPSTATE MINIMUM WAGE WITH THE MINIMUM WAGES IN OTHER HIGH-COST STATES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WASHINGTON, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11116-02-3
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