A 9158 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the use of paid sick leave for bereavement purposes

Summary

Allows an employee to use paid sick leave for bereavement upon the death of a family member, or upon pregnancy loss by the employee or the employee's spouse or domestic partner or upon a foster child leaving a foster family provided the foster child was in the care of the foster family for six months or longer.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Oct 17, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

A9158 → A9158A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends New York's paid sick leave law to update bereavement coverage language, replacing references to miscarriage and still birth with the broader term 'pregnancy loss.' It also clarifies foster care leave eligibility by specifying that the child must have been in the foster family's care for six months or longer.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same (paid sick leave for bereavement and foster care situations), but eligibility criteria for pregnancy-related leave and foster care leave are clarified.

ELIGIBILITY

Updated bereavement language to use 'pregnancy loss' instead of 'miscarriage or still birth' to provide broader coverage for pregnancy-related situations.

Added specific requirement that foster children must have been in the foster family's care for six months or longer to qualify for paid sick leave when leaving the foster placement.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes to bill header including updated version number (A9158A) and sponsor list additions.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO LABOR

lower

Dec 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9158A

lower

Dec 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

lower

Oct 17, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO LABOR

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors