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S 8366: Permits family leave benefits related to the active service of a spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent of the employee in the New York national guard during a declared state of emergency or other ordered active state service.
What S 8366 does, verified January 11, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide additional protections for employees in New York. It expands the definition of "family leave" to include time off for caring for a family member who is on active duty in the military or national guard, or who has been deployed due to a declared state of emergency. This includes time off for a spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent who is on active duty or has been deployed. The law also covers time off for bonding with a new child, either through adoption or foster care. The proposed law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8366
- What is the current status of S 8366?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 8366 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 8366 pass?
- Not yet. S 8366 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8366, and where is it now?
- S 8366 was authored by Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Labor.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | REFERRED TO RULES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 5, 2025 · 363 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8366 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE June 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SCARCELLA-SPANTON, ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to coverage for benefits under family leave related to national guard deployment during a state of emergency The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 201 of the workers' compensation 2 law, as added by section 2 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, 3 is amended to read as follows: 4 15. "Family leave" shall mean any leave taken by an employee from 5 work: (a) to participate in providing care, including physical or 6 psychological care, for a family member of the employee made necessary 7 by a serious health condition of the family member; or (b) to bond with 8 the employee's child during the first twelve months after the child's 9 birth, or the first twelve months after the placement of the child for 10 adoption or foster care with the employee; or (c) because of any quali- 11 fying exigency as interpreted under the family and medical leave act, 29 12 U.S.C.S § 2612(a)(1)(e) and 29 C.F.R. S.825.126(a)(1)-(8), arising out 13 of the fact that the spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent of the 14 employee is on active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or 15 order to active duty) in the armed forces of the United States, or has 16 been deployed to active service as a member of the New York national 17 guard due to a declared state of emergency under section twenty-eight of 18 the executive law or active service of the state ordered under section 19 six of the military law. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11642-02-5
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