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S 4478 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers

Summary
Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers and to make such document available in other languages and to school officials who issue working papers.
Issues: ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationProvides workplace rights document to minors seeking work authorization, aligning with immigrant service support and language accessibility for vulnerable populations.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides minors with workplace rights information, enhancing protection for young workers through mandatory documentation and multilingual access.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Mar 9, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025

How they voted

55–1
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 63
May 29, 2025
D Democratic41
36 Yea 5
87% Yea
R Republican22
19 Yea 1 Nay 2
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jessica Ramos
Jessica Ramos
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
13
Co
Photo of Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
31