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New YorkA 94642025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Relates to certain off-site custom fabrication public works projects and the payment of prevailing wage

Sponsored By: Harry B. Bronson (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

LABORRULES

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Prevailing wage protection for custom fabrication workers

Covered custom fabrication workers must receive the prevailing wage for the New York county where the public project sits. This covers on-site and off-site work, including work outside New York when fabrication forms a significant portion of the project. Covered items include project-designed wall panels, woodwork, electrical and plumbing systems, heating and cooling systems, ventilation and exhaust ducts, rebar cages, and mechanical insulation. Stock items readily available without a specific project are excluded, and fabrication contractors are not treated as material suppliers. Transportation-related highways, structures, vehicles, and watercraft are excluded; listed building-system work at rest areas, transit stations, and depots remains covered. The law also excludes fabrication for homes and manufactured-home parks exempt from Labor Law section 224-a's covered-project definition. Contracts must require prevailing wages; federal wage rules govern when federal funding triggers those requirements, including for subcontractors. The law takes effect on the same date and in the same manner as the related 2025 custom-fabrication law.

Fabrication contractors face payroll and reporting rules

Contractors and subcontractors must keep certified payroll records for covered fabrication workers, whether they work on-site or elsewhere. They must follow Labor Law sections 220-i and 220-j and report planned off-site fabrication using the fiscal officer's required format. Reports must identify the public contract, the fabrication company's name and location, and the work; additional fabrication parties must receive notice that the wage rules apply. The agency overseeing the project, including delegated entities, must report planned fabrication to the fiscal officer with the company's details and work description. These reports are subject to state public-records law, supporting public oversight while adding compliance duties.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Harry B. Bronson

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • William Colton

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 186 • No: 10

Senate vote • 2/4/2026

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 60 • No: 2

House vote • 1/29/2026

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 126 • No: 8

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.20

    2/13/2026House

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    2/13/2026House

  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

    2/4/2026Senate

  4. PASSED SENATE

    2/4/2026Senate

  5. 3RD READING CAL.156

    2/4/2026Senate

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S8833

    2/4/2026Senate

  7. REFERRED TO RULES

    1/29/2026Senate

  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE

    1/29/2026House

  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    1/29/2026House

  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.45

    1/21/2026House

  11. RULES REPORT CAL.45

    1/21/2026House

  12. REPORTED

    1/21/2026House

  13. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    1/21/2026House

  14. REFERRED TO LABOR

    1/7/2026House

  15. REFERRED TO LABOR

    1/6/2026House

Bill Text

  • Original

    1/6/2026

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