---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to schedule in case of disability"
description: "Increases compensation schedule in case of disability; provides that compensation after July 1, 2026 shall not be less than one-fifth of the New York state average weekly wage unless the employee's weekly wage is equal to or less than one-fifth the weekly wage, then they shall receive the entire amount."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 1161"
citation: "New York S 1161 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Sanders Jr."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-09-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efb4e8a2-fbe1-47cb-b053-49ab455b37d4"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1161"
source_hash: "f4553b6c9007a5b06bba430734e8a109b9226a3e5aca717a1a172266cea7743c"
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 1161 (2023-2024) — Relates to schedule in case of disability

Increases compensation schedule in case of disability; provides that compensation after July 1, 2026 shall not be less than one-fifth of the New York state average weekly wage unless the employee's weekly wage is equal to or less than one-fifth the weekly wage, then they shall receive the entire amount.

## Version chain

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

1. **S1161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1161&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S1161A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S1161A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **98–40** (pass) · lower
- Labor Vote — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **49–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James Sanders Jr. — primary (person)
- Leroy Comrie — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel May — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Ryan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** 1ST REPORT CAL.254
- **2023-02-01** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2023-02-06** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-06-01** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1161A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-07** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-06-07** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A2034A
- **2023-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.618
- **2023-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-09-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-09-06** SIGNED CHAP.352 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efb4e8a2-fbe1-47cb-b053-49ab455b37d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).