New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
S 1698: Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
S 1698 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act". Primary sponsor: Rachel May (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LABOR.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"; requires employers to provide suitable seats to all employees where the nature of such employees' work reasonably permits seated work; prohibits employers from artificially designing a work space to require standing; requires the department of labor to determine whether the nature of work reasonably permits seated work; creates a private right of action for employees whose employer does not provide seats.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 4
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel May | Primary sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 48 |
| Kristen Gonzalez | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 59 |
| Robert Jackson | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 31 |
| Jessica Ramos | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 13 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- REFERRED TO LABOR
- REFERRED TO LABOR