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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6434: Relates to employer liability for on-duty assaults of employees

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 6434 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to employer liability for on-duty assaults of employees. Primary sponsor: MaryJane Shimsky (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides that if any employee, engaged in the service of any commuter rail service owned or operated by the authority or its subsidiaries, shall suffer a physical and/or mental injury that is caused by a passenger, customer or member of the public while the employee is performing an assigned duty, the employer shall be held liable for any health care costs attributable to such injury; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
MaryJane ShimskyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Kalman YegerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
John ZaccaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
  2. REFERENCE CHANGED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
  3. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source