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A 5064: Prohibits a retail business from directing an employee to engage in human billboard activities during extreme temperatures.
What A 5064 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the labor law to prohibit certain activities in extreme temperatures. Retail businesses are required to prevent employees from engaging in "human billboard" activities, which involve holding or wearing signs outside the store for advertising purposes, during extreme temperatures of ninety degrees Fahrenheit or above. This prohibition aims to protect employees from working in hazardous conditions and ensure their safety in extreme weather.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5064
- What is the current status of A 5064?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5064 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 5064 pass?
- Not yet. A 5064 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5064, and where is it now?
- A 5064 was authored by Asm. Jonathan Jacobson. Its committee of record is Assembly Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 11, 2025 · 272 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5064 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibition of certain activities in extreme temperatures The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 218-c to 2 read as follows: 3 § 218-c. Prohibition of certain activities in extreme temperatures. 1. 4 As used in this section the following terms shall have the following 5 meanings: 6 (a) "Retail business" means any entity that is engaged primarily in 7 the sale of consumer goods at one or more stores within the state. For 8 the purposes of this definition, "consumer goods" means products that 9 are primarily for personal, household, or family purposes, including but 10 not limited to appliances, clothing, electronics, groceries, and house- 11 hold items. 12 (b) "Extreme temperature" shall mean a measured outdoor temperature of 13 ninety degrees Fahrenheit and above. 14 (c) "Human billboard" shall mean holding or wearing a sign or partic- 15 ular clothing outside of a retail business for the purposes of adver- 16 tisement. 17 2. No retail business shall direct an employee to engage in human 18 billboard activities during extreme temperatures. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01687-01-5
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