Senate Bill S7992

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the applicability of the New York state labor relations act

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee

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

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2025-S7992 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8415
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §715, Lab L

2025-S7992 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the applicability of the New York state labor relations act if the federal national labor relations board declines jurisdictions it has previously held, determines certain provisions are outside the scope of its duties, cannot execute its duties, or where the national labor relations act is repealed or preempted so as to nullify its effectiveness.

2025-S7992 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7992 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7992
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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 the applicability  of  the
   New York state labor relations act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 715 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 890  of
 the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
   § 715. Application of article. 1. The provisions of this article shall
 not apply to: [(1)]
   (A)  employees  of  any  employer  who concedes to and agrees with the
 board that such employees are subject to and protected by the provisions
 of the national labor relations act or the federal  railway  labor  act;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL APPLY TO
 AFFECTED EMPLOYEES UPON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THE  CHAPTER  OF
 THE  LAWS  OF  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE THAT AMENDED THIS SECTION OR THE
 DATE WHEN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS OCCUR:
   (I) IN THE EVENT THAT THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD:
   (1) DECLINES JURISDICTION  OVER  ANY  EMPLOYER,  EMPLOYEES,  TRADE  OR
 INDUSTRY;
   (2)  DETERMINES  THAT ANY OF SUCH PROVISIONS FALL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF
 THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT'S COVERAGE; OR
   (3) CANNOT EXECUTE ITS STATUTORY DUTIES FOR REASONS INCLUDING BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO A LACK OF QUORUM; OR
   (II) IN THE EVENT THAT:
   (1) THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT IS REPEALED OR OTHERWISE NARROWED
 SO  THAT IT NO LONGER COVERS A CERTAIN TYPE, CLASS, OR INDUSTRY OF WORK-
 ERS; OR
   (2) THE PREEMPTIVE EFFECT OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS  ACT  IS  NO
 LONGER EFFECTIVE; or [(2)]
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11655-02-5
 S. 7992                             2

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