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S 7074: Provides that contractors and subcontractors to cable television companies who are assessed penalties for two separate violations of payroll reporting requirements shall be ineligible to submit a bid on or be awarded any public work contract with the state, any municipal corporation or public body for five years; provides that cable television companies shall be subject to the requirement that workers on certain excavation projects be paid not less than a prevailing rate of wage.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 10, 2026

What S 7074 does, verified January 10, 2026

The bill aims to improve labor laws in New York, specifically focusing on penalties for contractors and subcontractors to cable television companies. Contractors and subcontractors found guilty of violating payroll reporting requirements will be ineligible to submit bids or receive public work contracts for five years after the second violation. Additionally, cable television companies will be subject to the same regulations as utility companies, including those related to workers' payment on excavation projects. These changes will take effect immediately, with the goal of enhancing labor protections and accountability in the industry.

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 7074
What is the current status of S 7074?
As of January 10, 2026, S 7074 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 7074 pass?
Not yet. S 7074 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 7074, and where is it now?
S 7074 was authored by Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Labor.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO LABOR
Apr. 01, 2025REFERRED TO LABOR
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 404 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7074 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 penalties for contractors and subcontractors to cable television companies for violations of payroll reporting requirements, and to the payment of workers on certain excavation projects The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 220-j of the labor law is amended 2 by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows: 3 f. In addition to the penalties set forth in this subdivision, 4 contractors and subcontractors to cable television companies, as defined 5 in section two hundred twelve of the public service law, who are 6 assessed penalties under this subdivision for two separate violations of 7 this section shall be ineligible to submit a bid on or be awarded any 8 public work contract or subcontract with the state, any municipal corpo- 9 ration or public body for a period of five years from the second 10 violation of this section. 11 § 2. Paragraph d of subdivision 1 of section 224-f of the labor law, 12 as added by chapter 278 of the laws of 2023, is amended and a new subdi- 13 vision 5 is added to read as follows: 14 d. "Utility company" shall have the same meaning as subdivision twen- 15 ty-three of section two of the public service law; provided, however, 16 that for purposes of this section "utility company" shall also include a 17 cable television company as defined by subdivision one of section two 18 hundred twelve of the public service law. 19 5. Any cable television company, as defined by subdivision one of 20 section two hundred twelve of the public service law, which is subject 21 to the jurisdiction, supervision and regulations prescribed by or pursu- 22 ant to the provisions of article eleven of the public service law shall 23 be subject to the mandates of this section, any language to the contrary 24 notwithstanding. 25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11394-01-5 
Text of S 7074 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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