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A 1148: Suspends employer contributions to the interest assessment surcharge fund until December 31, 2027.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 12, 2026

What A 1148 does, verified January 12, 2026

The bill suspends certain provisions of the Labor Law until December 31, 2027. Employer contributions to the interest assessment surcharge fund are suspended during this period. The state is also required to pay interest due on advances from the federal unemployment account. A $500 million appropriation is made from the Economic Uncertainties Fund for this purpose. The act takes effect immediately and will expire and be repealed on December 31, 2027.

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Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
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William BarclayMatthew SimpsonBrian ManktelowJoe DeStefanoJosh JensenJeff GallahanStephen HawleyMichael DursoMichael TannousisJohn MikulinAngelo MorinelloChris Tague
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Jan. 07, 2026referred to labor
Jan. 09, 2025referred to labor
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 9, 2025 · 267 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1148 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RA, BARCLAY, SIMPSON, MANKTELOW, DeSTEFANO, JENSEN, GALLAHAN, HAWLEY, DURSO, TANNOUSIS, MIKULIN, MORINELLO, TAGUE, ANGELINO, LEMONDES, GIGLIO, SLATER, FRIEND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to suspending employer contributions to the interest assessment surcharge fund; making an appropriation to pay interest due on advances from the federal unem- ployment account; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 581-d of the labor law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. The provisions contained in this section shall be suspended until 4 December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven. 5 § 2. The sum of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) is hereby 6 appropriated from the Economic Uncertainties Fund for the purpose of 7 paying interest due on advances from the federal unemployment account 8 under Title XII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S. Code Sections 1321 9 to 1324) during any period that such interest will accrue. 10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 11 this act shall expire and be deemed repealed on and after December 31, 12 2027. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00693-01-5 
Text of A 1148 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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