---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to actions for non-payment of wages"
description: "Provides that a contractor making or taking a construction contract shall assume liability for any debt resulting from making a wage claim, owed to a wage claimant or third party on the wage claimant's behalf, incurred by a subcontractor at any tier acting under, by, or for the contractor for the wage claimant's performance of labor; provides for wage theft prevention and enforcement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 3350"
citation: "New York A 3350 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JOYNER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-09-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aedc1521-6aaf-4365-91ae-b160066c5acd"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A3350"
source_hash: "a5aa32d4b860600be79b3b1aa695ffde10aee7e588d3725ca4e3a47ddffd72bc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 3350 (2021-2022) — Relates to actions for non-payment of wages

Provides that a contractor making or taking a construction contract shall assume liability for any debt resulting from making a wage claim, owed to a wage claimant or third party on the wage claimant's behalf, incurred by a subcontractor at any tier acting under, by, or for the contractor for the wage claimant's performance of labor; provides for wage theft prevention and enforcement.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A3350** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A3350&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A3350A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A3350A)

## Votes

- MOTION:JOYNER; To reconsider — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **50–13** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **122–25** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote — **123–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JOYNER — primary (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- BRABENEC — cosponsor (person)
- BRONSON — cosponsor (person)
- EPSTEIN — cosponsor (person)
- GONZALEZ-ROJAS — cosponsor (person)
- JACOBSON — cosponsor (person)
- KELLES — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- SIMON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-22** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** REPORTED
- **2021-01-26** RULES REPORT CAL.14
- **2021-01-26** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.14
- **2021-01-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-01-26** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-01-26** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26** RECALLED FROM SENATE
- **2021-05-26** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-05-26** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-05-26** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 3350A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-01** REPASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-01** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2766C
- **2021-06-02** 3RD READING CAL.1110
- **2021-06-02** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-02** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-09-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-09-06** SIGNED CHAP.419 `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-06** APPROVAL MEMO.18

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aedc1521-6aaf-4365-91ae-b160066c5acd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).