New York A 1697: Relates to farm worker meal and lodging minimum wage credits

Status: REFERRED TO LABOR (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 1697

Sponsors: Carrie Woerner, Albert A. Stirpe, David DiPietro, David McDonough, John Lemondes, John T. McDonald III, Karl Brabenec, Marianne Buttenschon, Matthew Simpson, Phil Steck, Tommy Schiavoni

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A01697 Summary:

BILL NOA01697A

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SAME ASSAME AS S06542

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SPONSORWoerner

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COSPNSRStirpe, Steck, McDonald, Buttenschon, Schiavoni, Brabenec, Simpson, DiPietro, McDonough, Lemondes

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §673, Lab L

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Relates to farm worker meal, lodging and utilities minimum wage credits being adjusted for cost of living increases.

Go to top A01697 Actions:

BILL NOA01697A

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01/14/2025referred to labor

03/26/2025amend (t) and recommit to labor

03/26/2025print number 1697a

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1697--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, STIRPE, STECK, McDONALD -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring farm worker meal
 and lodging minimum wage credits are adjusted for cost of living
 increases

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

 1 Section 1. Section 673 of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. Meals, lodging and utilities allowances. Notwithstanding any other
 4 provision of law or regulation to the contrary, the following items and
 5 their respective values may be considered part of the minimum wage rate,
 6 if any of the following items are provided to the employee: meals;
 7 lodging; and utilities. The department shall publish updated allowance
 8 amounts adjusted to reflect an increase in the rate of cost of living,
 9 as determined by the cost of living adjustment calculator, on or before
 10 December first, two thousand twenty-five, and every five years thereaft-
 11 er, and such updated allowance amounts shall take effect on January
 12 first next succeeding such publication.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 14 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00045-03-5

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