---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes the warehouse worker injury reduction program"
description: "Establishes the warehouse worker injury reduction program; requires employers to establish an injury reduction program designed to identify and minimize the risks of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders among workers involved in performing manual materials handling tasks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 5081"
citation: "New York S 5081 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jessica Ramos"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-02-22"
last_action: "2024-12-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f869537c-15be-43bc-97bc-0fd8b5e335ea"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S5081"
source_hash: "c4207cc472028b838151359543757ed5c004e916c9bafecf06095c64dd3809ad"
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 S 5081 (2023-2024) — Establishes the warehouse worker injury reduction program

Establishes the warehouse worker injury reduction program; requires employers to establish an injury reduction program designed to identify and minimize the risks of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders among workers involved in performing manual materials handling tasks.

## Version chain

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

1. **S5081** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5081&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S5081A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S5081A)
3. **S5081B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S5081B)
4. **S5081C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S5081C)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **50–12** (pass) · upper
- Labor Vote - Version: B — **12–1** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **18–3** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: C — **15–4** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **141–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **53–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jessica Ramos — primary (person)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal — cosponsor (person)
- Gustavo Rivera — cosponsor (person)
- Iwen Chu — cosponsor (person)
- Jabari Brisport — cosponsor (person)
- James Skoufis — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton — cosponsor (person)
- John Mannion — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- José M. Serrano — cosponsor (person)
- Julia Salazar — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin S. Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
- Lea Webb — cosponsor (person)
- Leroy Comrie — cosponsor (person)
- Nathalia Fernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Neil D. Breslin — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel May — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Toby Ann Stavisky — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-22** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** PRINT NUMBER 5081A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-06** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-06** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1640
- **2023-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-06** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-06-06** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2024-01-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** PRINT NUMBER 5081B `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-27** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-16** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-16** PRINT NUMBER 5081C `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-28** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1473
- **2024-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-05** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-06-05** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8907A
- **2024-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.401
- **2024-06-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-07** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-21** SIGNED CHAP.652 `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-21** APPROVAL MEMO.82

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f869537c-15be-43bc-97bc-0fd8b5e335ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).