# New York S 740: Requires retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

New York S 740, Requires retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jessica Ramos (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-02-14 (SIGNED CHAP.72) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 740
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-14, SIGNED CHAP.72
- Sponsor: Jessica Ramos (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: RULES, CODES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (214 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Emergency help buttons for retail workers: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, New York private employers with at least 500 retail employees statewide must provide silent response buttons. Every retail worker must have access at their work location to request immediate help from security, a manager, or a supervisor. Employers can use fixed buttons,…
- New safety protections for retail workers: benefit, medium. The law requires New York private employers with at least 10 retail employees to adopt written workplace violence prevention policies. Government employers and establishments mainly selling food for on-site eating are excluded. These requirements take effect on the 270th day after enactment. Employ…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jessica Ramos (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 137 | 9 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 6 |   |
| 2025-01-13 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 1 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-02-14: SIGNED CHAP.72 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-02-04: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-02-04: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.80 (House)
- 2025-02-04: SUBSTITUTED FOR A1678 (House)
- 2025-02-03: REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-02-03: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.15 (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S740)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S740)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S740-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).