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A 6086: Increases the minimum wage outside of New York city and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester; repeals certain provisions of law relating to exceptions to minimum wage increases.
What A 6086 does, verified March 31, 2026
The bill aims to increase the minimum wage for employees outside of New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester. The minimum wage will be $15.00 per hour on January 1, 2024, increasing to $15.50 per hour on January 1, 2025, and $17.00 per hour on January 1, 2026, or the federal minimum wage whichever is higher. The bill repeals certain provisions of the labor law that allow for exceptions to minimum wage increases. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6086
- What is the current status of A 6086?
- As of March 31, 2026, A 6086 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 6086 pass?
- Not yet. A 6086 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6086, and where is it now?
- A 6086 was authored by Asm. Harry Bronson with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Labor.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 26, 2025 · 331 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6086 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, SHRESTHA, LEVENBERG, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, RAGA, ROSENTHAL, LUCAS, R. CARROLL, RIVERA, STECK, LUNSFORD, BURDICK, GALLAGHER, REYES, HEVESI, EPSTEIN, CONRAD, SIMON, RAMOS, DAVILA, KELLES, ZINERMAN, MEEKS, CLARK, BARRETT, MAGNARELLI, ALVAREZ, KAY, ROMERO, LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the minimum wage outside of New York city and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating to exceptions to minimum wage increases The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1-b of section 652 of the 2 labor law is REPEALED and paragraph (e) is relettered paragraph (d). 3 § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1-a of section 652 of the labor law, 4 as added by section 2 of part S of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 (c) Remainder of state. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this 7 section, every employer shall pay to each of its employees for each hour 8 worked outside the city of New York and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, 9 and Westchester, a wage of not less than: 10 $15.00 on and after January 1, 2024, 11 $15.50 on and after January 1, 2025, 12 [$16.00] $17.00 on and after January 1, 2026, or, if greater, such 13 other wage as may be established by federal law pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 14 section 206 or its successors or such other wage as may be established 15 in accordance with the provisions of this article. 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08824-01-5
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