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A 5012: Relates to the definition of employer and the duty of public employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
What A 5012 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the labor law to expand the definition of an employer. An employer is now defined to include not only private entities but also various public entities, such as the state, cities, and other government agencies. This expansion includes public authorities, public benefit corporations, and other governmental agencies, as well as certain not-for-profit corporations that receive a significant portion of their budget from government sources. The bill also requires public employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5012
- What is the current status of A 5012?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5012 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to labor".
- Did A 5012 pass?
- Not yet. A 5012 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5012, and where is it now?
- A 5012 was authored by Asm. Harry Bronson with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 259 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5012 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, SHIMSKY, TAPIA, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the definition of employer and the duty of public employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 27-b of the labor 2 law, as amended by chapter 351 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 a. "Employer" means: (1) the state; (2) a political subdivision of the 5 state; (3) a public authority, a public benefit corporation, or any 6 other governmental agency or instrumentality thereof; [and] (4) an 7 authorized agency as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision ten of 8 section three hundred seventy-one of the social services law that 9 accepts children adjudicated delinquent under article three of the fami- 10 ly court act; and (5) a not-for-profit corporation, as defined in para- 11 graph (a) of section one hundred two of the not-for-profit corporation 12 law, who received at least fifty percent of their budget through govern- 13 ment sources. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06567-01-5
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