New York A 4858: Enacts the "regional labor protection act of 2025"

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A04858 Summary:

BILL NOA04858 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §220-k, Lab L

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Enacts the "regional labor protection act" requiring the use of qualified local labor by contractors awarded projects in the construction of public works providing for the expenditure of state public money when the unemployment rate for construction workers is six percent or higher for three consecutive months.

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BILL NOA04858 

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02/06/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4858

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the use of qual-
 ified local labor

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Regional Labor Protection Act of 2025".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares
 4 that in order to increase employment of state residents, especially
 5 construction workers, it shall invest in public works projects.
 6 The legislature further declares that channeling funds to such public
 7 works projects for the employment of qualified local residents will
 8 reduce unemployment while improving the welfare of its residents and
 9 facilitating the completing of public works projects more quickly, effi-
 10 ciently and economically.
 11 Therefore, the legislature declares that in certain limited situations
 12 there shall be a preference for qualified local labor.
 13 § 3. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 220-k to read as
 14 follows:
 15 § 220-k. Use of qualified local labor. 1. Notwithstanding the
 16 provisions of any general, special or local law to the contrary, in the
 17 construction of public works providing for the expenditure of state
 18 public money, any agency, board, department, commission or officer of
 19 the state of New York, or of any political subdivision thereof as
 20 defined in section one hundred of the general municipal law, municipal
 21 corporation as defined in section sixty-six of the general construction
 22 law, public benefit corporation, or local or state authority as defined
 23 in section two of the public authorities law having jurisdiction over
 24 the public work shall require a contractor awarded a contract, subcon-
 25 tract, lease, grant, bond, covenant or other agreement for a project to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05929-01-5

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 1 employ qualified local residents who are unemployed at the time as
 2 laborers, workers or mechanics on such public work project whenever the
 3 unemployment rate for construction workers in a regional area in New
 4 York state as determined and published by the department to be six per
 5 centum or more for a period of three consecutive months and such
 6 requirement shall continue until such time as the unemployment rate for
 7 such construction workers in the regional area shall be below six per
 8 centum for three consecutive months.
 9 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law
 10 to the contrary, in the construction of public works providing for the
 11 expenditure of state public money, any agency, board, department,
 12 commission or officer of the state of New York, or of any political
 13 subdivision thereof as defined in section one hundred of the general
 14 municipal law, municipal corporation as defined in section sixty-six of
 15 the general construction law, public benefit corporation, or local or
 16 state authority as defined in section two of the public authorities law
 17 having jurisdiction over the public work shall require a contractor
 18 awarded a contract, subcontract, lease, grant, bond, covenant or other
 19 agreement for a project to employ local residen