2023-2024 Regular Session • New York Legislature
A08947
Legislative 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.
Bill History
1/30/2024
referred to labor
Assembly
3/15/2024
amend and recommit to labor
Assembly
3/15/2024
print number 8947a
Assembly
3/19/2024
reported referred to codes
Assembly
3/21/2024
amend and recommit to codes
Assembly
3/21/2024
print number 8947b
Assembly
5/7/2024
reported referred to ways and means
Assembly
5/7/2024
reported
Assembly
5/9/2024
advanced to third reading cal.468
Assembly
5/21/2024
amended on third reading 8947c
Assembly
6/3/2024
passed assembly
Assembly
6/3/2024
delivered to senate
Assembly
6/3/2024
REFERRED TO RULES
Senate
6/7/2024
SUBSTITUTED FOR S8358C
Senate
6/7/2024
3RD READING CAL.1055
Senate
6/7/2024
PASSED SENATE
Senate
6/7/2024
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Senate
9/5/2024
delivered to governor
Assembly
9/5/2024
signed chap.308
Assembly
9/5/2024
approval memo.6
Assembly
Roll Call Votes
Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage
6/7/2024
41
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage
6/3/2024
102
Yea
43
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means
5/7/2024
14
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable
5/7/2024
24
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Assembly Labor Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes
3/19/2024
22
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(9/5/2024)
Chamber
Assembly
Sponsors
Democrat: 38
Primary Sponsor
Karines Reyes
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (37)
Sarahana Shrestha
Democrat
Dana Levenberg
Democrat
Stefani Zinerman
Democrat
Tony Simone
Democrat
Juan Ardila
Democrat
Steven Otis
Democrat
Phara Souffrant Forrest
Democrat
Eddie Gibbs
Democrat
Phillip Steck
Democrat
Andrew Hevesi
Democrat
Emily Gallagher
Democrat
Robert Carroll
Democrat
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Democrat
Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Democrat
Christopher Burdick
Democrat
Kenneth Burgos
Democrat
Alex Bores
Democrat
Jonathan Jacobson
Democrat
Catalina Cruz
Democrat
Alfred Taylor
Democrat
Taylor Darling
Democrat
Sarah Clark
Democrat
Ron Kim
Democrat
William Colton
Democrat
Brian Cunningham
Democrat
Jo Simon
Democrat
Yudelka Tapia
Democrat
Stacey Pheffer Amato
Democrat
Harvey Epstein
Democrat
Steven Raga
Democrat
Charles Lavine
Democrat
Maryjane Shimsky
Democrat
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
Democrat
Anna Kelles
Democrat
Linda Rosenthal
Democrat
David Weprin
Democrat
Michaelle Solages
Democrat