New York A 4420: Establishes the nail salon minimum standards council act

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A04420 Summary:

BILL NOA04420 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07481

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRClark, Dinowitz, Gallagher, Hevesi, Rosenthal, Steck, Gonzalez-Rojas, Reyes, Mamdani, Seawright,
 Simon, Colton, Raga, Shrestha, Tapia, Cruz, De Los Santos, Epstein, Kelles, Paulin, Lunsford,
 Davila, Stirpe, Burdick, Forrest, Shimsky, Lee

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 19-E §§697 - 697-i, Lab L; amd §102, St Ad Proc Act

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Establishes the nail salon minimum standards council act; establishes the nail salon minimum standards council which shall investigate wages and standards within the nail salon industry and submit recommendations on minimum wages, regulations and standards for nail salon workers.

Go to top A04420 Actions:

BILL NOA04420 

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02/04/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4420

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, CLARK, DINOWITZ, GALLAGHER, HEVESI,
 ROSENTHAL, STECK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, REYES, MAMDANI, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON,
 COLTON, RAGA, SHRESTHA, TAPIA, CRUZ, DE LOS SANTOS, EPSTEIN, KELLES,
 PAULIN, LUNSFORD, DAVILA, STIRPE, BURDICK, FORREST, SHIMSKY, LEE --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the state administrative procedure
 act, in relation to enacting the nail salon minimum standards council
 act

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "nail salon
 2 minimum standards council act".
 3 § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 19-E to read as
 4 follows:
 5 ARTICLE 19-E
 6 NAIL SALON MINIMUM STANDARDS COUNCIL ACT
 7 Section 697. Statement of public policy.
 8 697-a. Definitions.
 9 697-b. Nail salon minimum standards council.
 10 697-c. Minimum pricing committee.
 11 697-d. Powers and duties of the council.
 12 697-e. Powers and duties of the commissioner with respect to the
 13 council.
 14 697-f. Labor protections.
 15 697-g. Future meetings.
 16 697-h. Severability.
 17 697-i. Preemption.
 18 § 697. Statement of public policy. The legislature hereby finds and
 19 declares that there are persons employed in the nail salon industry in
 20 the state of New York at wages and standards insufficient to provide
 21 adequate maintenance and adequate health protections for themselves and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05949-01-5

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 1 their families. Such employment: impairs the health, efficiency, and
 2 well-being of such workers; constitutes unfair competition against other
 3 employers and their workers; threatens the stability of the industry;
 4 reduces the purchasing power of workers; and requires, in many
 5 instances, that wages be supplemented by the payment of public moneys
 6 for relief or other public and private assistance. Documented inappro-
 7 priate working conditions include the following: exposure to known
 8 carcinogens that have been found to cause cancer, asthma, and reproduc-
 9 tive health issues for nail salon workers; long hours in poorly venti-
 10 lated areas; unpredictable work schedules that adversely affect nail
 11 salon workers' ability to act as caregivers to their dependents;
 12 nonstandard procedures for obtaining certifications; inconsistent stand-
 13 ards and criteria for work performed by trainees; and high rates of wage
 14 theft. The current system of relying exclusively on individual
 15 complaints to the department has not been effective at creating indus-
 16 try-wide compliance with regulations now in effect. Intense competition
 17 on price has driven down standards to the detriment of workers, consum-
 18 ers, and employers themselves. Data has shown that there is a strong
 19 correlation between prices and wage violations: the lower the prices,
 20 the higher the rates of wage violations that occur in nail salons. Due
 21 to slim profit margins and intense industry competition,