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NY S04785
Bill
Status
2/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
James Skoufis
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AI Summary
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Requires 85% of workers hired by contractors or developers for commercial, business, or industrial construction projects to be "local labor" (residents of the same county or adjoining county) to qualify for real property tax exemptions under Section 485-b
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Allows use of "state labor" (New York State residents) if contractors make a good faith effort but cannot hire enough local workers to meet the 85% requirement
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Mandates that construction work be performed by contractors with apprenticeship agreements registered and approved by the Commissioner of Labor
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Provides exemptions from local labor requirements for specialized equipment installation, specialized construction requiring unavailable skills, cost differentials exceeding 20%, unavailability of local/state labor, or need for key personnel with specialized skills
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Requires contractors to maintain daily log sheets of all field workers starting from the tax exemption application date and to make reasonable efforts to use New York State vendors, material suppliers, and professional services
Legislative Description
Establishes local labor requirements as part of the approval to receive a real property tax business investment exception; requires eighty-five percent of workers hired by a contractor or developer for a project to be from the same county or an adjoining county or, in certain circumstances, the state of New York.
Last Action
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1/7/2026