S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6604
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 18, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 authorizing local govern-
ments to pay higher level of minimum wage benefits
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 666 to
read as follows:
§ 666. NON-PREEMPTION CLAUSE. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT ANY MUNICIPALITY FROM
ESTABLISHING OR ENFORCING WITHIN ITS GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES PAYMENT OF
MINIMUM WAGE OF BENEFITS STANDARDS THAT ARE HIGHER OR MORE PROTECTIVE
THAN THOSE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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