Assembly Actions -
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Nov 04, 2016 |
signed chap.401 |
Oct 26, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2016 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1380 substituted for s1000d |
Jun 17, 2016 |
substituted by a5133c |
Jun 07, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 06, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 02, 2016 |
1st report cal.1380 |
May 26, 2016 |
print number 1000d |
May 26, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to finance |
May 16, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
Apr 18, 2016 |
print number 1000c |
Apr 18, 2016 |
amend and recommit to local government |
Feb 11, 2016 |
print number 1000b |
Feb 11, 2016 |
amend and recommit to local government |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to local government returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 09, 2015 |
referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 08, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.1342 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 30, 2015 |
print number 1000a |
Jan 30, 2015 |
amend and recommit to local government |
Jan 08, 2015 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S1000C
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5133 - 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S1000 - Details
2015-S1000 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1000 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits PURPOSE: To provide for a cost-of-living adjustment to benefits received by disabled volunteer firefighters in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends Section 8 of the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law by adding a new subsection 2 which reads: Benefits received pursuant to subdivision one of this section after January first, two thousand sixteen shall be adjusted yearly on February first by a percentage equal to the percent increase in the previous year's consumer price index. Section 2. Subdivision 5 of section 51 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law is renumbered subdivision 6 and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows: The insurance carrier or entity responsible for paying the benefit increase provided in section eight of this chapter shall claim for such benefit increase reimbursement from the special fund for reopened cases commencing one year from the date of the first such payment and annually thereafter while such payments
2015-S1000 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1000 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- 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 payment of benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: S 8. Permanent total disability benefits. 1. In the case of total disability adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter shall be paid four hundred dollars for each week [during the continuance there- of]. Permanent total disability, within the meaning of this section, shall exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer firefighter has been lost permanently and totally as the result of the injury. The loss of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof, shall, in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability, but in all other cases permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with the facts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an injured volunteer firefighter disabled due to the loss or total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or any two thereof shall not suffer any diminution of such weekly benefit by engaging in business or employment provided his or her weekly earnings or wages, when combined with his or her weekly benefit shall not be in excess of six hundred dollars; and further provided that the application of this section shall not result in reduction of benefits which an injured volunteer firefighter who is disabled due to the loss or total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or any two thereof would otherwise be entitled to under any other provisions of this article. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04733-01-5
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S1000A - Details
2015-S1000A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1000A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits PURPOSE: To provide for a cost-of-living adjustment to benefits received by disabled volunteer firefighters in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends Section 8 of the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law by adding a new subsection 2 which reads: Benefits received pursuant to subdivision one of this section after January first, two thousand sixteen shall be adjusted yearly on February first by a percentage equal to the percent increase in the previous year's consumer price index. Section 2. Subdivision 5 of section 51 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law is renumbered subdivision 6 and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows: The insurance carrier or entity responsible for paying the benefit increase provided in section eight of this chapter shall claim for such benefit increase reimbursement from the
2015-S1000A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1000--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FUNKE, NOZZOLIO, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: S 8. Permanent total disability benefits. 1. In the case of total disability adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter shall be paid four hundred dollars for each week [during the continuance there- of]. Permanent total disability, within the meaning of this section, shall exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer firefighter has been lost permanently and totally as the result of the injury. The loss of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof, shall, in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability, but in all other cases permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with the facts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an injured volunteer firefighter disabled due to the loss or total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or any two thereof shall not suffer any diminution of such weekly benefit by engaging in business or employment provided his or her weekly earnings or wages, when combined with his or her weekly benefit shall not be in excess of [six] EIGHT hundred dollars; and further provided that the application of this section shall not result in reduction of benefits which an injured volunteer firefighter who is disabled due to the loss or total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04733-02-5
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S1000B - Details
2015-S1000B - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1000B TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits PURPOSE : To provide for a cost-of-living adjustment to benefits received by disabled volunteer firefighters in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends Section 8 of the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law by adding a new subsection 2 which reads: Benefits received pursuant to subdivision one of this section after January first, two thousand sixteen shall be adjusted yearly on February first by a percentage equal to the percent increase in the previous year's consumer price index. Section 2. Subdivision 5 of section 51 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law is renumbered subdivision 6 and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows: The insurance carrier or entity responsible for paying the benefit increase provided in section eight of this chapter shall claim for such benefit increase reimbursement from the
2015-S1000B - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1000--B 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FUNKE, ADDABBO, CROCI, LARKIN, NOZZOLIO, O'MARA, PANEPINTO, RITCHIE, ROBACH, SEWARD, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: S 8. Permanent total disability benefits. 1. In the case of total disability adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter shall be paid four hundred dollars for each week [during the continuance there- of]. Permanent total disability, within the meaning of this section, shall exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer firefighter has been lost permanently and totally as the result of the injury. The loss of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof, shall, in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability, but in all other cases permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with the facts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an injured volunteer firefighter disabled due to the loss or total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or any two thereof shall not suffer any diminution of such weekly benefit by engaging in business or employment provided his or her weekly earnings or wages, when combined with his or her weekly benefit shall EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04733-04-6
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2015-S1000C - Details
2015-S1000C - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1000C TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits PURPOSE : To provide for a $200 increase to benefits received by disabled volunteer firefighters in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends Section 8 of the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law To change the payment of permanent disability benefits from $400 per week to $600 per week. Section 2. Sets the enactment date. EXISTING LAW : Currently law provides a $400 weekly payment for benefits paid to permanent totally disabled volunteer firefighters. JUSTIFICATION : Volunteer firefighters who are injured in the course of their
2015-S1000C - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1000--C 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FUNKE, ADDABBO, CROCI, LARKIN, NOZZOLIO, O'MARA, ORTT, PANEPINTO, RITCHIE, ROBACH, SEWARD, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, as amended by section 1 of part GG of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: S 8. Permanent total disability benefits. In the case of total disa- bility adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter shall be paid [four] SIX hundred dollars for each week during the continuance thereof. Permanent total disability, within the meaning of this section, shall exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer firefighter has been lost permanently and totally as the result of the injury. The loss of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof, shall, in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability, but in all other cases permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with the facts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an injured volunteer firefighter disabled due to the loss or total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or any two thereof shall not suffer any diminution of such weekly benefit EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04733-06-6
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2015-S1000D (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1000D (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1000D TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits PURPOSE : To provide for a $200 increase to benefits received by disabled volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends Section 8 of the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law To change the payment of permanent disability benefits from $400 per week to $600 per week. Section 2. Amends Section 8 of the Volunteer Ambulance' Benefit Law To change the payment of permanent disability benefits from $400 per week to $600 per week. Section 3. Sets the enactment date. EXISTING LAW :
2015-S1000D (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1000--D 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FUNKE, ADDABBO, BONACIC, CARLUCCI, CROCI, KAMINSKY, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, NOZZOLIO, O'MARA, ORTT, PANEPINTO, RITCHIE, ROBACH, SEWARD, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- 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' benefit law, in relation to the payment of benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, as amended by section 1 of part GG of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: S 8. Permanent total disability benefits. In the case of total disa- bility adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter shall be paid [four] SIX hundred dollars for each week during the continuance thereof. Permanent total disability, within the meaning of this section, shall exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer firefighter has been lost permanently and totally as the result of the injury. The loss of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof, shall, in the absence of conclusive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability, but in all other cases permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04733-08-6
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