Assembly Bill A1627A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2016

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1627 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2719
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-a, Vol Ffs Ben L; add §9-a, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8563, S5624
2013-2014: A485, S3589
2017-2018: A6367, S3904
2019-2020: A5895, S4631
2021-2022: A1324, S1318

2015-A1627 - Summary

Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2016.

2015-A1627 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1627

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, BRINDISI, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS, GUNTHER
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McLAUGHLIN -- 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.    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 FIFTEEN. 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 FIFTEEN, SAID
FIREFIGHTER SHALL RECEIVE SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER WEEK DURING  THE
CONTINUANCE 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 FIFTEEN. 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
FIFTEEN,  SAID  AMBULANCE WORKER SHALL RECEIVE SIX HUNDRED FIFTY 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.
                                                           LBD01658-01-5

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2015-A1627A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2719
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-a, Vol Ffs Ben L; add §9-a, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8563, S5624
2013-2014: A485, S3589
2017-2018: A6367, S3904
2019-2020: A5895, S4631
2021-2022: A1324, S1318

2015-A1627A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2016.

2015-A1627A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1627--A
                                                         Cal. No. 76

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, BRINDISI, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS, GUNTHER,
  SCHIMEL,  WOERNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McLAUGHLIN -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- advanced to
  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
  the order of third reading

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 SIXTEEN. 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 SIXTEEN, SAID
FIREFIGHTER SHALL RECEIVE SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER WEEK DURING  THE
CONTINUANCE 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 SIXTEEN. 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
SIXTEEN,  SAID  AMBULANCE WORKER SHALL RECEIVE SIX HUNDRED FIFTY 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.
                                                           LBD01658-02-6

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