Workplace Bullying Accountability Act
The WBI Anti-Bullying Legislative Campaign, 2025-26
2025 WBI Legislative Activity
Massachusetts | New York
#MA
Massachusetts
The Bill
Senate Docket 1853 (bill number pending)
An Act creating an employer’s duty of care to safeguard its employees from workplace bullying
The text of the bill is the WBAA and can be read/downloaded here:
Sponsor
Primary sponsor is Sen. Paul R. Feeney
The Sponsor’s web page is
https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/PRF0
paul.feeney@masenate.gov
(617) 722-1222
Office: 24 Beacon St., Room 112
The Committee
As of this date, membership in committees are not finalized. Most likely the committee to which the bill will be referred will be
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MA State Legislature Web Site
The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
#NY
New York State
The Bill
Senate Bill S1893
New York workplace bullying prevention act
The text of the bill is the original Healthy Workplace Bill.
The bill can be read/downloaded here at the NY State Senate site: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1893
What Bill Supporters Can Do
- Follow the link to S1893 on NY State site (above) and click “Aye” on right side
- Do NOT deluge Prime Sponsor Sanders with calls or emails of support (He gets it)
- Do contact your LOCAL State Senator. Ask them to support/vote for S1893. Say the four magic words: “I AM YOUR CONSTITUENT.”
- Do contact each Co-Sponsor (see Roster below) to thank them for supporting S1893.
- Do contact each member of the Senate Labor Committee (see Roster below) to ask for a positive vote on S1893 to move the bill out of committee.
Sponsor
Prime sponsor is Sen. James Sanders Jr.
His NY Senate District 10 offices are in South Ozone and Far Rockaway. Do contact him about S1893 only if you are a constituent.
He is already a staunch supporter of bullied individuals and need not hear from you otherwise.
The Sponsor’s web page is https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/james-sanders-jr/
Sen. Sanders is a member of the Senate Labor Committee to which S1893 was referred. Tell all other Committee members to vote for S1893.
Co-Sponsors as of Jan. 19
Co-Sponsors and their contact information. Be sure to click on their “About” page when following the links below. Find an interesting aspect of their background that you can associate with bully-busting. Do thank them for co-sponsoring S1893.
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/joseph-p-addabbo-jr/contact
Cordell Cleare contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/cordell-cleare/contact
Leroy Comrie contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/leroy-comrie/contact
Jeremy Cooney contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jeremy-cooney/contact
Nathalia Fernandez (on Senate Labor) contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/nathalia-fernandez/contact
Andre Goundardes contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/andrew-gounardes/contact
Pete Harckham contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/pete-harckham/contact
Michelle Hinchey contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/michelle-hinchey/contact
Brad Hoylman-Sigal contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/brad-hoylman-sigal/contact
Liz Krueger contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/liz-krueger/contact
Shelly B. Mayer (on Senate Labor) contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/shelley-b-mayer/contact
Zellnor Myrie contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/zellnor-myrie/contact
Kevin S. Parker contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/kevin-s-parker/contact
Jessica Ramos (Chair, Senate Labor) (read her bio) contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jessica-ramos/contact
Gustavo Rivera contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/gustavo-rivera/contact
Julia Salazar contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/julia-salazar/contact
Luis R. Sepulveda contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/luis-r-sepulveda/contact
Jose M. Serrano contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jose-m-serrano/contact
James Skoufis (on Senate Labor) contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/james-skoufis/contact
Lea Webb contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lea-webb/contact
The Committee
Senate Labor Committee
Do contact each Committee member to state that you approve of S1893 and want them to pass the bill out of committee.
The Committee web page: https://www.nysenate.gov/committees/labor
13 members: 9 Democrats, 4 Republicans
Chair, Jessica Ramos (D, WF) who is also co-sponsor of S1893, read her bio at her web page. contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jessica-ramos/contact
Democrats
Nathalia Fernandez (Co-Sponsor) contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/nathalia-fernandez/contact
Robert Jackson (Chair, Civil Service) contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/robert-jackson/contact
Shelly B. Mayer (Co-Sponsor) contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/shelley-b-mayer/contact
Sean M. Ryan (Chair, Econ Develop & Small Business) contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/sean-m-ryan/contact
Christopher J. Ryan contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/christopher-j-ryan/contact
James Sanders Jr. (Prime Sponsor)
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jessica-scarcella-spanton/contact
James Skoufis (Co-Sponsor) contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/james-skoufis/contact
Republicans
Steven D. Rhoads, Ranking member contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/steven-d-rhoads/contact
Mario R. Mattera contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/mario-r-mattera/contact
Peter Oberacker contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/peter-oberacker/contact
Rob Rolison contact info: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/rob-rolison/contact
NY State Legislature Web Sites
The NY State Senate web site: https://www.nysenate.gov
Roster of all NY State Senators: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators-committees
The NY State Assembly web site: https://www.nyassembly.gov
Member roster of the NY State Assembly: https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/
