Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 17, 2014 |
signed chap.496 |
Dec 05, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 11, 2014 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1164 substituted for s7084 |
Jun 11, 2014 |
substituted by a8991 |
Jun 10, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 09, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 03, 2014 |
1st report cal.1164 |
Apr 24, 2014 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S7084
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8991 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2013-S7084 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8991
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §209-i, Gen Muni L; amd §5, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
2013-S7084 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7084 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law and the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law, in relation to coverage for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers performing emergency services PURPOSE: The purpose of the legislation is to provide coverage for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers when they are injured in the line of duty. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the legislation amends the general municipal law to address VFBL coverage for volunteers who provide emergency services before an officer in command arrives on the accident scene. Section 2 amends the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law to address VAWBL coverage for volunteers who provide emergency services before an officer in command arrives on the accident scene. Section 3 of the legislation is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2013-S7084 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7084 I N S E N A T E April 24, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law, in relation to coverage for volunteer firefight- ers and volunteer ambulance workers performing emergency services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 209-i of the general municipal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-b to read as follows: 1-B. IN THE EVENT THAT AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER PROVIDES SERVICES UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION WHEN THERE IS NO JURIS- DICTIONAL OFFICER IN COMMAND PRESENT, SUCH VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO COVERAGE UNDER THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW PROVIDED THE FIRE COMPANY OR MUNICIPALITY THE VOLUNTEER SERVES ADOPTS A RESOLUTION GRANTING COVERAGE FOR THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES. UPON ARRIVAL OF A JURISDICTIONAL OFFICER IN COMMAND, SUCH VOLUNTEER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO BENEFITS IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 5 of the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law is amended by adding a new paragraph 1 to read as follows: 1. WHILE, WITHIN THE STATE, PERFORMING DUTIES IN AN AREA OTHER THAN HIS OR HER OWN RELATED TO THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE COMPANY, OR ANY UNIT THEREOF THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROVISION OF SUCH CARE IN THAT AREA, PROVIDED THAT THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS' MUNICIPALITY, AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE COMPANY, OR ANY UNIT THEREOF, ADOPTS A RESOLUTION GRANTING COVERAGE FOR SUCH DUTIES. UPON THE ARRIVAL OF THE AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE COMPANY, OR ANY UNIT THEREOF RESPONSIBLE FOR EMER- GENCY HEALTH CARE IN THE AREA, SUCH VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO BENEFITS IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION. S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14055-01-4
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