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NY A01643
NY A01643Enacts "the prison minimum wage act" relating to payment for labor performed by inmates.
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Introduced
01/11/2021
01/11/2021
In Committee
01/05/2022
01/05/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to enacting "the prison minimum wage act"
AI Summary
This bill, titled "the prison minimum wage act," amends the Correction Law to require that inmates performing work for nonprofit organizations or under work release and other community activity programs be paid a minimum hourly wage of at least $3. It also specifies that any inmate performing labor, including tasks assigned for which a wage would have been paid if not for the inmate's status, must be compensated in accordance with the minimum wage provisions. The bill aims to establish a minimum wage standard for labor performed by inmates in New York.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (20)
Catherine Nolan (D)*,
N. Nick Perry (D)*,
Catalina Cruz (D),
Taylor Darling (D),
Carmen De La Rosa (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),
Yuh-Line Niou (D),
Victor Pichardo (D),
Karines Reyes (D),
Diana Richardson (D),
José Rivera (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),
Al Taylor (D),
Latrice Walker (D),
David Weprin (D),
Last Action
enacting clause stricken (on 04/05/2022)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A1643 |
| BillText | https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01643&term=2021&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A01643 |
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