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S 5258: 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 S 5258 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to increase the minimum wage for employees outside of New York City and certain counties. It repeals certain provisions allowing for exceptions to minimum wage increases. The new minimum wage rates are as follows: $15.00 per hour on January 1, 2024, $15.50 per hour on January 1, 2025, and $17.00 per hour on January 1, 2026. The wage rates will be adjusted according to federal law or other applicable regulations. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5258
- What is the current status of S 5258?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5258 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 5258 pass?
- Not yet. S 5258 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5258, and where is it now?
- S 5258 was authored by Sen. Jessica Ramos with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Labor.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 322 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5258 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, MAY, MAYER, S. RYAN, SALAZAR, STAVI- SKY, WEBB -- 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 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 Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1-b of section 652 of the 2 labor law is REPEALED and paragraph (e) is relettered paragraph (d). 3 § 2.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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