S 415 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides for minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers and establishes a one fair wage reimbursement credit

S 415 establishes minimum cash wage requirements for "miscellaneous industry workers" in New York, including car wash attendants, nail salon staff, dog groomers, tour guides, and valet attendants. It mandates that employers pay these workers a specific hourly cash wage before tips, with rates varying by location: $12.77 in NYC starting 2026, $11.50 in other areas, and phased increases through 2029. The bill also includes a "one fair wage reimbursement credit" to help employers offset costs. The law modifies existing wage orders to ensure total pay (cash wage + tips) meets the state minimum wage, applying only to workers covered under specific state regulations for non-food service industries.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2026
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S415A S415B · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill version (S415B) is a technical revision of the previous version (S415A) with no substantive policy changes. The amendments primarily involve updating the bill number, reorganizing the list of sponsoring senators, and making minor formatting adjustments to the text. The core provisions regarding minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Bill number updated from S415-A to S415-B to reflect the amended version

Sponsor list reorganized to remove certain senators (JACKSON, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL) and add procedural text about committee recommitment

Minor formatting adjustments including spacing changes and reordering of text sections

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Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 415B
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 415A
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors

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