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S 3541: Increases the number of members on the farm laborers wage board from three to five; adds as members the commissioner of agriculture and markets and a member appointed by the Dean of the Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
What S 3541 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed bill aims to increase the number of members on the Farm Laborers Wage Board from three to five. The board will consist of representatives from various organizations, including the Farm Bureau, the New York State AFL-CIO, and Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The board will hold its first meeting no later than March 1, 2020, and its members will not receive a salary but will be reimbursed for actual and necessary traveling expenses. A quorum will consist of three-fifths of the members, and the chairperson may establish rules governing the board's operations. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2026.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3541
- What is the current status of S 3541?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3541 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 S 3541 pass?
- Not yet. S 3541 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3541, and where is it now?
- S 3541 was authored by Sen. George Borrello. Its committee of record is Senate Labor.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 348 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3541 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to increasing the number of members on the farm laborers wage board from three to five The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 674-a of the labor law, as 2 added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read to as 3 follows: 4 1. Wage board. The commissioner shall hereby convene a farm laborers 5 wage board. The wage board shall be comprised of [three] five members: 6 one representative of the farm bureau, one representative of the New 7 York State AFL-CIO, the commissioner of agriculture and markets, one 8 member appointed by the Dean of Cornell University's College of Agricul- 9 ture and Life Sciences (CALS) and one member appointed by the commis- 10 sioner, who shall be selected from the general public and designated as 11 chairperson. The wage board shall hold its first hearing no later than 12 March first, two thousand twenty. The members of the board shall not 13 receive a salary or other compensation, but shall be paid actual and 14 necessary traveling expenses while engaged in the performance of their 15 duties. 16 2. Organization. [Two-thirds] Three-fifths of the members of the board 17 shall constitute a quorum. The chairperson may from time to time formu- 18 late rules governing the manner in which the wage board shall function 19 and perform its duties under this article. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 21 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01819-01-5
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