Assembly BillIntroduced
A 5761: Provides for paid family leave following the outcome of a pregnancy, including a stillbirth, miscarriage or abortion.
What A 5761 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide paid family leave in New York State. This leave can be taken for various family-related reasons, including: Caregiving for a family member with a serious health condition Bonding with a newborn child or a child placed for adoption or foster care Recovering from a stillbirth, miscarriage, or abortion Supporting a spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent on active duty in the US armed forces The leave is intended to provide employees with financial support and time to care for their loved ones, promoting work-life balance and employee well-being.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5761
- What is the current status of A 5761?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5761 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 5761 pass?
- Not yet. A 5761 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5761, and where is it now?
- A 5761 was authored by Asm. Michaelle Solages with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 336 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5761 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, MAMDANI, ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing for paid family leave following any pregnancy outcome The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 201 of the workers' compensation 2 law, as added by section 2 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, 3 is amended to read as follows: 4 15. "Family leave" shall mean any leave taken by an employee from 5 work: (a) to participate in providing care, including physical or 6 psychological care, for a family member of the employee made necessary 7 by a serious health condition of the family member; [or] (b) to bond 8 with the employee's child during the first twelve months after the 9 child's birth, or the first twelve months after the placement of the 10 child for adoption or foster care with the employee; [or] (c) to recover 11 after a stillbirth; (d) to recover after a miscarriage; (e) to recover 12 after an abortion; or (f) because of any qualifying exigency as inter- 13 preted under the family and medical leave act, 29 U.S.C.S § 14 2612(a)(1)(e) and 29 C.F.R. S.825.126(a)(1)-(8), arising out of the fact 15 that the spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent of the employee is 16 on active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or order to 17 active duty) in the armed forces of the United States. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 19 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10036-01-5
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