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Senate Bill S4715
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S4715 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7828
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §50-o, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
-
S4862
2015-S4715 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4715 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the liability of a municipality for the negligence of their employees in certain circumstances PURPOSE: Establishes liability for damages caused as a result of negligence, misconduct including any unnecessary delay in the provision of emergency medical services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Establishes Ariel's Law Section 2. Amends the general municipal law by adding a new section 50-0. Establishes liability for emergency services employees for damages caused as a result of negligence, misconduct including any unnecessary delay in the provision of emergency medical services. Section 3. Effective date EXISTING LAW: None
2015-S4715 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4715 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 10, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the liability of a municipality for the negligence of their employees in certain circumstances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Ariel's law". S 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 50-o to read as follows: S 50-O. LIABILITY FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES EMPLOYEES. A MUNICIPALITY THAT PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO ITS CITIZENS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED TO A CITIZEN THAT RESULT FROM THE MUNICIPALITY'S EMERGENCY SERVICES EMPLOYEE'S NEGLIGENCE OR MISCONDUCT, INCLUDING ANY UNNECESSARY DELAY IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE INJURED CITIZEN. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10423-01-5
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