Do you support this bill?

Senate Bill S5160

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that any person who maintains his or her current workers' compensation insurance shall, subject to the board's approval, be removed from the debarment list

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

2009-S5160 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง141-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S1816

2009-S5160 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any person who maintains his or her current workers' compensation insurance shall, subject to the board's approval, be removed from the debarment list.

2009-S5160 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5160

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MORAHAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the  workers'  compensation  law,  in  relation  to  the
  removal from debarment list

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 141-b of the workers' compensation law, as added by
chapter 6 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  S 141-b. Suspension and debarment.  Any  person  subject  to  a  final
assessment of civil fines or penalties or a stop-work order, or that has
been  convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of sections twenty-six,
fifty-two or one hundred thirty-one of this chapter,  and  any  substan-
tially-owned  affiliated  entity  of such person, shall be ineligible to
submit a bid on or be awarded any public work  contract  or  subcontract
with the state, any municipal corporation or public body for a period of
one  year  from  the  final  determination  or  conviction.  Any  person
convicted of a  felony  under  this  article,  or  a  misdemeanor  under
sections  one  hundred twenty-five and one hundred twenty-five-a of this
chapter shall be ineligible to submit a bid on or be awarded any  public
work  contract  or subcontract with the state, any municipal corporation
or public body  for  a  period  of  five  years  from  such  conviction.
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANY  PERSON  WHO MAINTAINS HIS OR HER CURRENT
WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE MAY, SUBJECT TO THE BOARD'S APPROVAL, BE
REMOVED FROM THE DEBARMENT LIST.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11579-01-9

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.