New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A6950: Enacts "the construction reporting pay act"
Status: Signed into law, September 9, 2026
Enacts "the construction reporting pay act"; provides that each laborer, worker or mechanic in the employ of a contractor who by request or permission of an employer reports for work on any day shall be paid no less than four hours at the prevailing rate of wages.
What the bill says
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting "the construction reporting pay act".
From the introduced text, March 18, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting "the construction reporting pay act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the construction reporting pay act". § 2. Legislative intent and findings. The legislature finds that employees in construction are entitled to the same scheduling, reliability, and predictability as other fields of employment. The legislature further finds that reliable and predictable scheduling will create a more harmonious relationship between labor and management, leading to an overall better and safer working environment. § 3. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 224-g to read as follows: § 224-G. WAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING AND SCHEDULING PAY. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS COVERED BY SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED TWENTY, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-B, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR-A, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR-D, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR-E, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR-F AS ADDED BY SECTION THREE OF PART TT OF CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, OR TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR-F AS ADDED BY CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, EACH LABORER, WORKER OR MECHANIC IN THE EMPLOY OF A CONTRACTOR …
Sponsors
- Catalina Cruz (D, 39) · primary sponsor
- Erik Dilan (D, 54)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (D, 81)
- Steven Raga (D, 30)
- Phillip Steck (D, 110)
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
- Forrest, Phara Souffrant (I, 57)
- Grace Lee (D, 65)
- Jonathan Jacobson (D, 104)
- William Colton (D, 47)
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95)
Latest actions
- : APPROVAL MEMO.2
- : SIGNED CHAP.291
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.731
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S9843
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 4, 2026): 50 yea, 10 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 50 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 1, 2026): 25 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 1, 2026): 125 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (May 28, 2026): 17 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly Labor Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (May 12, 2026): 25 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Labor Law
Common questions
- What is A6950?
- A6950 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts "the construction reporting pay act".
- What does A6950 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting "the construction reporting pay act".
- What is the status of A6950?
- Signed into law as of September 9, 2026. Latest action: APPROVAL MEMO.2 (September 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored A6950?
- Catalina Cruz (D, 39), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A6950?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6950
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