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senate Bill S3891
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Michael F. Nozzolio
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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Joseph A. Griffo
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Fred Akshar
(R, C, IP, RFM) 0 Senate District
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
John J. Bonacic
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
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Phil Boyle
(R) 0 Senate District
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
Patrick M. Gallivan
(R, C) 60th Senate District
William J. Larkin, Jr.
(R, C) 0 Senate District
George Latimer
(D) 0 Senate District
Thomas F. O'Mara
(R, C) 58th Senate District
Robert G. Ortt
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Marc Panepinto
(D) 0 Senate District
Michael H. Ranzenhofer
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Patty Ritchie
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Joseph E. Robach
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
David J. Valesky
(D, IP) 0 Senate District
Catharine Young
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S3891 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §11-d, Vol Ffs Ben L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S4936
S3891 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that any: (i) melanoma; or (ii) condition of cancer affecting lymphatic, digestive, hematological, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems, resulting in total or partial disability or death to a volunteer firefighter, who successfully passed a physical examination on entry into firefighter service, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such a melanoma or condition, shall be presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence.
S3891 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3891 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to the expansion of coverage to include cancer of the digestive, hematological, lymphatic, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: This legislation is designed to expand the existing coverage under the VFBL to include cancer of the digestive, hematological, lymphatic, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. The volunteer firefighters' benefit law is amended by adding a new section 11-d to read as follows: § 11-d. Certain impairments of health; presumption. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, any (i) melanoma or (ii) condition of cancer affecting lymphatic, digestive, hematological, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems, resulting in total ox partial disability or death to a volunteer firefighter, who successfully passed a physical examination on entry into firefighter service, which examination
S3891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3891
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 20, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to
the expansion of coverage to include cancer of the digestive, hemato-
logical, lymphatic, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and repro-
ductive systems; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof
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 11-d to read as follows:
S 11-D. CERTAIN IMPAIRMENTS OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, ANY: (I) MELANOMA;
OR (II) CONDITION OF CANCER AFFECTING LYMPHATIC, DIGESTIVE, HEMATOLOGI-
CAL, URINARY, PROSTATE, NEUROLOGICAL, BREAST OR REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS,
RESULTING IN TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A VOLUNTEER FIRE-
FIGHTER, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ON ENTRY INTO
FIREFIGHTER SERVICE, WHICH EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF
SUCH A MELANOMA OR CONDITION, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE
PROVEN BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed June 30, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04199-01-5
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