Do you support this bill?

Assembly Bill A8563B

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2012

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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

Bill Amendments

2011-A8563 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5624
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-a, Vol Ffs Ben L; add §5-a, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A485, S3589
2015-2016: A1627, S2719
2017-2018: A6367, S3904
2019-2020: A5895, S4631
2021-2022: A1324, S1318

2011-A8563 - Summary

Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2012.

2011-A8563 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8563

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 31, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and  the  volun-
  teer  ambulance  workers'  law,  in  relation to updating benefits and
  modernizing coverage for services provided in the line of duty

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

  Section  1. Paragraph p of subdivision 1 of section 5 of the volunteer
firefighters' benefit law, as added by chapter 614 of the laws of  1986,
is amended to read as follows:
  p.  While,  within  the state and pursuant to orders or authorization,
instructing, supervising, being instructed or participating in a [super-
vised] physical fitness [class, group session or program for the purpose
of promoting or maintaining the performance  of  their  duties]  PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED BY THE AUTHORITIES IN CONTROL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR FIRE
COMPANY  INCLUDING  A  CLASS, GROUP SESSION OR INDIVIDUAL SESSION AT THE
FIREHOUSE OR ANY OTHER FACILITY APPROVED BY  SUCH  AUTHORITIES  FOR  THE
PURPOSE  OF  PROMOTING  OR MAINTAINING THEIR PHYSICAL ABILITY TO PERFORM
THE DUTIES ASSIGNED as firefighters, as well as necessary travel to  and
necessary  travel  from such activity, but shall not include competitive
sporting events in which volunteer firefighters are competitors.
  S 2. The volunteer firefighters' benefit law is amended  by  adding  a
new section 9-a to read as follows:
  S  9-A. TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR INJURIES ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION EIGHT  OR
NINE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  IN  THE CASE OF TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY AND
PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY WHEN THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER IS INJURED  IN
THE LINE OF DUTY ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, SAID FIRE-
FIGHTER  SHALL  RECEIVE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER WEEK DURING THE CONTIN-
UANCE THEREOF.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11997-01-1

2011-A8563A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5624
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-a, Vol Ffs Ben L; add §5-a, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A485, S3589
2015-2016: A1627, S2719
2017-2018: A6367, S3904
2019-2020: A5895, S4631
2021-2022: A1324, S1318

2011-A8563A - Summary

Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2012.

2011-A8563A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8563--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 31, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
  Local  Governments  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volun-
  teer ambulance workers' law, in  relation  to  updating  benefits  and
  modernizing coverage for services provided in the line of duty

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

  Section 1. Paragraph p of subdivision 1 of section 5 of the  volunteer
firefighters'  benefit law, as added by chapter 614 of the laws of 1986,
is amended to read as follows:
  p. While, within the state and pursuant to  orders  or  authorization,
instructing, supervising, being instructed or participating in a [super-
vised] physical fitness [class, group session or program for the purpose
of  promoting  or  maintaining  the performance of their duties] PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED BY THE AUTHORITIES IN CONTROL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR FIRE
COMPANY INCLUDING A CLASS, GROUP SESSION OR INDIVIDUAL  SESSION  AT  THE
FIREHOUSE  OR  ANY  OTHER  FACILITY APPROVED BY SUCH AUTHORITIES FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROMOTING OR MAINTAINING THEIR PHYSICAL  ABILITY  TO  PERFORM
THE  DUTIES ASSIGNED as firefighters, as well as necessary travel to and
necessary travel from such activity, but shall not  include  competitive
sporting events in which volunteer firefighters are competitors.
  S  2.  The  volunteer firefighters' benefit law is amended by adding a
new section 9-a to read as follows:
  S 9-A. TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR INJURIES ON OR AFTER JULY  FIRST,
TWO  THOUSAND TWELVE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION EIGHT OR
NINE OF THIS ARTICLE, IN THE CASE  OF  TEMPORARY  TOTAL  DISABILITY  AND
PERMANENT  TOTAL DISABILITY WHEN THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER IS INJURED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, SAID FIRE-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11997-03-1

co-Sponsors

2011-A8563B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5624
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-a, Vol Ffs Ben L; add §5-a, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A485, S3589
2015-2016: A1627, S2719
2017-2018: A6367, S3904
2019-2020: A5895, S4631
2021-2022: A1324, S1318

2011-A8563B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2012.

2011-A8563B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8563--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 31, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
  Local  Governments  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again reported from said committee
  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to  said
  committee

AN  ACT  to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volun-
  teer ambulance workers' law, in  relation  to  updating  benefits  and
  modernizing coverage for services provided in the line of duty

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

  Section 1.   The volunteer firefighters' benefit  law  is  amended  by
adding a new section 9-a to read as follows:
  S  9-A. TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR INJURIES ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION EIGHT  OR
NINE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  IN  THE CASE OF TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY AND
PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY WHEN THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER IS INJURED  IN
THE LINE OF DUTY ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, SAID FIRE-
FIGHTER  SHALL  RECEIVE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER WEEK DURING THE CONTIN-
UANCE THEREOF.
  S 2. The volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law is amended by adding
a new section 9-a to read as follows:
  S 9-A. TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR INJURIES ON OR AFTER JULY  FIRST,
TWO  THOUSAND TWELVE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION EIGHT OR
NINE OF THIS ARTICLE, IN THE CASE  OF  TEMPORARY  TOTAL  DISABILITY  AND
PERMANENT  TOTAL  DISABILITY  WHEN  THE  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE  WORKER IS
INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE,
SAID AMBULANCE WORKER SHALL RECEIVE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER WEEK DURING
THE CONTINUANCE THEREOF.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11997-05-2

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.