S02236 — Amends provisions relating to payment of wages to include compensation that is not payable solely at the employer's discretion; requires certain notices.

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amends provisions relating to payment of wages to include compensation that is not payable solely at the employer's discretion; requires certain notices.

Where it stands

returned to senate

March 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage · March 30, 2026

132

Yes

9

No

9

Absent or Not Voting

150 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each assemblymember voted

Assemblymember	District	Vote
Tommy Schiavoni	1	Yes
Jodi Giglio	2	Yes
Joseph DeStefano	3	Yes
Rebecca Kassay	4	Yes
Doug Smith	5	Yes
Philip Ramos	6	Yes
Jarett Gandolfo	7	Yes
Michael Fitzpatrick	8	No
Michael Durso	9	Yes
Steve Stern	10	Yes

Bill history

January 16, 2025
REFERRED TO LABOR
March 3, 2025
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
March 4, 2025
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.445
March 4, 2025
PASSED SENATE
March 4, 2025
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
March 5, 2025
referred to labor
June 9, 2025
RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
June 9, 2025
returned to senate
June 9, 2025
VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
June 9, 2025
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2236A
June 12, 2025
REPASSED SENATE
June 12, 2025
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
June 12, 2025
referred to labor
January 7, 2026
died in assembly
January 7, 2026
returned to senate
January 7, 2026
REFERRED TO LABOR
February 24, 2026
1ST REPORT CAL.371
February 25, 2026
2ND REPORT CAL.
February 26, 2026
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
March 10, 2026
PASSED SENATE
March 10, 2026
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
March 10, 2026
referred to codes
March 30, 2026
substituted for a2222a
March 30, 2026
ordered to third reading cal.265
March 30, 2026
passed assembly
March 30, 2026
returned to senate

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