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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8482: Prohibits insurance carriers and employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on attachment to the labor market

Passed both chambers 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 8482 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits insurance carriers and employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on attachment to the labor market. Primary sponsor: Catalina Cruz (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

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.

Prohibits insurance carriers and employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on a claim that such workers have voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market by not seeking alternate employment that their injury or illness does not preclude them from performing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Catalina CruzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Phil RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90

“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. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.1713
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S6376A
  5. REFERRED TO FINANCE
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8482A
  9. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.213
  10. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  11. DIED IN SENATE
  12. REFERRED TO LABOR

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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