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Home/Bills/S 6694New York · 2025–2026 Legislative Session
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S 6694: Authorizes minimum wage to be paid for all time in excess of one hour in which an employee is not at work during a split shift.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 6694 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to amend the labor law to provide better protection for employees working split shifts. Every employer must pay its employees at least the minimum wage for any time spent not working during a split shift. This time is considered an hour worked by the employee, regardless of the actual work performed. The bill takes effect immediately, ensuring employees receive fair compensation for their time.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6694
What is the current status of S 6694?
As of January 8, 2026, S 6694 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 6694 pass?
Not yet. S 6694 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 6694, and where is it now?
S 6694 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson. Its committee of record is Senate Labor. It is filed under Labor, alongside 46 other New York Labor bills this session.
Author and sponsors
Sen. Robert JacksonAuthor · New York State Senate
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Recent actions4 total · showing 4
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO LABOR
May. 22, 2025PRINT NUMBER 6694A
May. 22, 2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
Mar. 19, 2025REFERRED TO LABOR
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 19, 2025 · 177 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6694 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 split shifts and minimum wage The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 652 of the labor law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, minimum 4 wage shall be paid for all time in excess of one hour in which an 5 employee is not at work during a split shift and such time shall be 6 considered an hour worked by said employee. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02523-01-5
Text of S 6694 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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