New York A 9454: Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to have apprenticeship agreements

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A09454 Summary:

BILL NOA09454 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08752

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SPONSORBarrett

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COSPNSRColton

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §224-d, Lab L; amd §2, Chap of 2025 (as proposed in S.4881-A & A.2730-A)

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Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to have apprenticeship agreements; relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law related thereto.

Go to top A09454 Actions:

BILL NOA09454 

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01/06/2026referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

01/21/2026reported referred to rules

01/21/2026reported 

01/21/2026rules report cal.43

01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.43

01/21/2026substituted by s8752

&nbspS08752 AMEND= SCARCELLA-SPANTON

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.8

&nbsp01/20/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/20/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/20/2026referred to labor

&nbsp01/21/2026substituted for a9454

&nbsp01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.43

&nbsp01/21/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/21/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.37

Go to topA09454 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LABOR Chair:Bronson 
DATE:01/21/2026AYE/NAY:28/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules BronsonAyeDursoAye

ColtonAyeBrabenecAye

BenedettoAyeDiPietroNay

HevesiAyeMorinelloAye

RozicAyeDeStefanoAye

SteckAyeGiglioAye

CruzAyeSlaterAye

ReyesAyeNorberAye

RamosAyeSempolinskiAye

JacobsonAye

ZinermanAye

TaylorAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

AlvarezAye

RagaAye

RiveraAye

BoresAye

SimoneAye

BurroughsAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:01/21/2026AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickExcusedRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinExcusedSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09454 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09454 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9454

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 6, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring contractors and
 subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable
 energy systems to have apprenticeship agreements; and to amend a chap-
 ter of the laws of 2025, amending the labor law relating to requiring
 contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for
 covered renewable energy systems to use apprenticeship agreements, as
 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4881-A and A. 2730-A, in
 relation to the effectiveness thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 224-d of the labor law, as amended
 2 by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the labor law relating to
 3 requiring contractors and subcontractors performing construction work
 4 for covered renewable energy systems to use apprenticeship agreements,
 5 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4881-A and A. 2730-A, is
 6 amended to read as follows:
 7 8. A covered renewable energy system shall require all contractors and
 8 subcontractors performing construction work to [use] have apprenticeship
 9 agreements, as defined by article twenty-three of this chapter, and any
 10 thermal energy network covered by this section shall additionally
 11 require such contractors and subcontractors to [use] have agreements
 12 with pre-apprenticeship direct entry providers registered with the
 13 department.
 14 § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the labor law
 15 relating to requiring contractors and subcontractors performing
 16 construction work for covered renewable energy systems to use appren-
 17 ticeship agreements, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4881-A
 18 and A. 2730-A, is amended to read as follows:
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect [immediately] September 1, 2026 and
 20 shall apply to any covered renew