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S 2078 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are charged or convicted of wage theft

Summary
Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are charged or convicted of wage theft; establishes reporting requirements for wage theft convictions.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill penalizes wage theft via license suspension, directly protecting workers' right to earned wages and strengthening enforcement against employer violations.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Last action Apr 20, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2025

How they voted

54–5
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 11, 2025
D Democratic41
38 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican22
16 Yea 5 Nay 1
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 20, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Apr 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Shelley Mayer
Shelley Mayer
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
37
Co
Photo of Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
31