Senate Bill S5257A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a transportation benefits program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S5257 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33 §§960 - 963, Lab L; amd §612, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S90
2019-2020: S14

2015-S5257 - Summary

Relates to establishing a transportation benefits program requiring certain employers to provide a transportation benefit to covered employees.

2015-S5257 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5257 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5257

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law and the tax law, in relation to establish-
  ing a qualified transportation fringe benefits program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 33 to read
as follows:
                               ARTICLE 33
                     TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS PROGRAM
SECTION 960. DEFINITIONS.
        961. TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS PROGRAM.
        962. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
        963. SEVERABILITY.
  S 960. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1.  "COVERED  EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMED AN AVERAGE
OF AT LEAST TEN HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK FOR  COMPENSATION  FOR  THE  SAME
EMPLOYER WITHIN THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR MONTH.
  2.  "COVERED  EMPLOYER" SHALL MEAN AN EMPLOYER FOR WHICH AN AVERAGE OF
TWENTY OR MORE PERSONS PER WEEK PERFORM WORK FOR COMPENSATION. IN DETER-
MINING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS PERFORMING WORK FOR AN  EMPLOYER  DURING  A
GIVEN WEEK, ALL PERSONS PERFORMING WORK FOR COMPENSATION ON A FULL-TIME,
PART-TIME  OR  TEMPORARY  BASIS SHALL BE COUNTED, INCLUDING PERSONS MADE
AVAILABLE TO WORK THROUGH THE SERVICES OF A TEMPORARY SERVICES OR STAFF-
ING AGENCY OR SIMILAR ENTITY. A COVERED EMPLOYER SHALL NOT  INCLUDE  ANY
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
  3.  "TRANSIT  PASS"  SHALL MEAN ANY PASS, TOKEN, FARE CARD, VOUCHER OR
SIMILAR ITEM ENTITLING A PERSON  TO  TRANSPORTATION  ON  PUBLIC  TRANSIT
WITHIN  THE  MEANING OF SUBCLAUSE (A) OF CLAUSE FIVE OF PARAGRAPH (F) OF

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01022-03-5

              

2015-S5257A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33 §§960 - 963, Lab L; amd §612, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S90
2019-2020: S14

2015-S5257A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a transportation benefits program requiring certain employers to provide a transportation benefit to covered employees.

2015-S5257A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5257A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5257--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Labor  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the labor law and the tax law, in relation to establish-
  ing a qualified transportation fringe benefits program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 33 to read
as follows:
                               ARTICLE 33
                     TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS PROGRAM
SECTION 960. DEFINITIONS.
        961. TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS PROGRAM.
        962. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
        963. SEVERABILITY.
  S 960. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. "COVERED EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMED  AN  AVERAGE
OF  AT  LEAST  TEN  HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK FOR COMPENSATION FOR THE SAME
EMPLOYER WITHIN THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR MONTH.
  2. "COVERED EMPLOYER" SHALL MEAN AN EMPLOYER FOR WHICH AN  AVERAGE  OF
TWENTY OR MORE PERSONS PER WEEK PERFORM WORK FOR COMPENSATION. IN DETER-
MINING  THE  NUMBER  OF PERSONS PERFORMING WORK FOR AN EMPLOYER DURING A
GIVEN WEEK, ALL PERSONS PERFORMING WORK FOR COMPENSATION ON A FULL-TIME,
PART-TIME OR TEMPORARY BASIS SHALL BE COUNTED,  INCLUDING  PERSONS  MADE
AVAILABLE TO WORK THROUGH THE SERVICES OF A TEMPORARY SERVICES OR STAFF-
ING  AGENCY  OR SIMILAR ENTITY. A COVERED EMPLOYER SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01022-04-6

              

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