Senate Bill S14A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a qualified transportation fringe 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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2019-S14 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2529
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:
2015-2016: S5257, A1296
2017-2018: S90, A641
2021-2022: A3653

2019-S14 - Summary

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

2019-S14 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S14 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    14
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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.
   § 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
              

2019-S14A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2529
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:
2015-2016: S5257, A1296
2017-2018: S90, A641
2021-2022: A3653

2019-S14A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S14A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S14A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   14--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  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.
   § 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.
              

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