S 172 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Increases short-term disability benefits

This bill increases short-term disability and family leave benefits for eligible New York workers. It phases in higher weekly benefit rates (from 50% to 67% of average weekly wage) and extends maximum benefit periods (from 8-10 weeks to 12 weeks) over time, starting in 2018. These changes apply to employees taking leave for disability or qualifying family care needs under New York's workers' compensation law. The bill requires employers to maintain health benefits during leave and prohibits retaliation for taking leave. The superintendent of financial services may delay benefit increases if needed to maintain program stability.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

S172A → S172B · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill update adds new sponsors to the legislation and tracks its progress through the Senate committee system. The most significant policy change is the addition of 'pregnancy loss' to the definition of family leave, ensuring employees who experience a pregnancy loss at or after twenty weeks of gestation are eligible for the same benefits as those expecting a birth. This change expands the scope of the law to provide financial and job security support to employees facing pregnancy loss.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include employees experiencing pregnancy loss at or after twenty weeks of gestation as eligible for family leave benefits, whereas the previous version did not explicitly cover this scenario.

ELIGIBILITY

Added eligibility for family leave benefits for employees who experience a pregnancy loss at or after twenty weeks of gestation, provided they would have been eligible for leave based on an expected birth.

TIMELINE

Updated the bill version number from S 172-A to S 172-B and added a new Senate file number (Cal. No. 1034).

REQUIREMENT

Replaced the list of sponsors with new names, reflecting changes in Senate membership or sponsorship.

Updated the procedural history to show the bill was reported favorably from the Committee on Labor and committed to the Committee on Finance.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document control number from LBD00302-02-6 to LBD00302-05-6 to reflect the new version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

50–11

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 63

Mar 4, 2025

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

11 Yea 11 Nay

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO LABOR

lower

Jun 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

May 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMENDED 172B

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 172A

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO LABOR

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO LABOR

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO LABOR

upper

1 primary · 19 co-sponsors