New York A 3068: Requires that notice of initial determination for unemployment benefits be provided

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A03068 Summary:

BILL NOA03068 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02076

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SPONSORBurdick

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §597, Lab L

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Requires that notice of initial determinations for unemployment benefits be provided to claimants within 30 days of such claimant furnishing all necessary documentation, and if the commissioner is unable to issue a determination within such time frame they shall inform the claimant of the new estimated time frame for the issuance of a determination.

Go to top A03068 Actions:

BILL NOA03068 

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01/23/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

05/21/2026reported referred to rules

05/28/2026reported 

05/28/2026rules report cal.221

05/28/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.221

05/29/2026substituted by s2076

&nbspS02076 AMEND= MAYER

&nbsp01/15/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

&nbsp04/08/20251ST REPORT CAL.670

&nbsp04/09/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp04/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

&nbsp01/21/20261ST REPORT CAL.131

&nbsp01/27/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp01/28/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp02/10/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/10/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/10/2026referred to labor

&nbsp05/29/2026substituted for a3068

&nbsp05/29/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.221

&nbsp05/29/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2026returned to senate

Go to topA03068 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LABOR Chair:Bronson 
DATE:05/21/2026AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules BronsonAyeDursoAye

ColtonAyeBrabenecAye

BenedettoExcusedDiPietroExcused

RozicExcusedMorinelloAye

SteckAyeDeStefanoAye

CruzAyeGiglioAye

ReyesExcusedSlaterAye

RamosAyeNorberAye

JacobsonAyeSempolinskiAye

ZinermanAye

TaylorAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

AlvarezAye

RagaAye

RiveraAye

BoresAye

SimoneAye

BurroughsAye

AndersonAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/28/2026AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA03068 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA03068 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3068

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring that notice of
 initial determinations for unemployment benefits be provided

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 597 of the labor law, as added by
 2 chapter 705 of the laws of 1944 and renumbered by chapter 663 of the
 3 laws of 1946, is amended to read as follows:
 4 1. Issuance. The validity of the claim and the amount of benefits
 5 payable to the claimant shall be determined in accordance with the regu-
 6 lations and procedure established by the commissioner and, when such
 7 determination is issued by the commissioner, it shall be deemed the
 8 initial determination of the claim. Notwithstanding any law, rule or
 9 regulation to the contrary, the commissioner shall provide notice to
 10 each claimant of such initial determination of approval or denial of the
 11 claim no later than thirty days after the claimant has furnished all
 12 information required under paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this
 13 section. If the commissioner is unable to issue a determination within
 14 such prescribed time frame due to exigent circumstances, such notice
 15 shall inform the claimant of the new estimated time frame for the issu-
 16 ance of a determination, the retroactive effective date the claimant
 17 would receive benefits from if approved, and how the claimant may
 18 confirm the status of the determination if it is not received by the new
 19 estimated time frame.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is n