NY A08947 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-0)
Status: Passed on September 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-09-05 - approval memo.6
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Establishes the retail worker safety act requiring retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence; directs the department of labor to produce a model workplace violence prevention training program; requires employers to provide training on such programs; requires the installation of panic buttons at certain workplaces or wearable or mobile phone-based panic buttons to be provided.

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Title

Establishes the retail worker safety act requiring retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence; directs the department of labor to produce a model workplace violence prevention training program; requires employers to provide training on such programs; requires the installation of panic buttons at certain workplaces or wearable or mobile phone-based panic buttons to be provided.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-06-07 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 41 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-06-03 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 102 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-05-07 - Assembly - Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable (Y: 24 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-05-07 - Assembly - Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-19 - Assembly - Assembly Labor Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (Y: 22 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-09-05Assemblyapproval memo.6
2024-09-05Assemblysigned chap.308
2024-09-05Assemblydelivered to governor
2024-06-07SenateRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2024-06-07SenatePASSED SENATE
2024-06-07Senate3RD READING CAL.1055
2024-06-07SenateSUBSTITUTED FOR S8358C
2024-06-03SenateREFERRED TO RULES
2024-06-03Assemblydelivered to senate
2024-06-03Assemblypassed assembly
2024-05-21Assemblyamended on third reading 8947c
2024-05-09Assemblyadvanced to third reading cal.468
2024-05-07Assemblyreported
2024-05-07Assemblyreported referred to ways and means
2024-03-21Assemblyprint number 8947b
2024-03-21Assemblyamend and recommit to codes
2024-03-19Assemblyreported referred to codes
2024-03-15Assemblyprint number 8947a
2024-03-15Assemblyamend and recommit to labor
2024-01-30Assemblyreferred to labor

Same As/Similar To

S08358 (Same As) 2024-06-07 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8947C

New York State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8947
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08947&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A08947
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08947&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A08947A
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08947&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A08947B
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08947&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A08947C
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08947&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC1
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08947&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC2
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08947&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC3
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08947&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AF1
Roll Callhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8947#SF1

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