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Assembly Bill A6367A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2018

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2017-A6367 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3904
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
2015-2016: A1627, S2719
2019-2020: A5895, S4631
2021-2022: A1324, S1318

2017-A6367 - Summary

Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2018.

2017-A6367 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6367
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, BRINDISI, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS, GUNTHER,
   WOERNER  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Local Govern-
   ments
 
 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:
   § 9-A. TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR INJURIES ON OR AFTER JULY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND SEVENTEEN. 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  SEVENTEEN,  SAID
 FIREFIGHTER  SHALL RECEIVE SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER WEEK DURING THE
 CONTINUANCE THEREOF.
   § 2. The volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law is amended by adding
 a new section 9-a to read as follows:
   § 9-A. TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR INJURIES ON OR AFTER JULY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND SEVENTEEN. 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  SEVEN-
 TEEN,  SAID AMBULANCE WORKER SHALL RECEIVE SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER
 WEEK DURING THE CONTINUANCE THEREOF.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05236-01-7

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2017-A6367A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3904
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
2015-2016: A1627, S2719
2019-2020: A5895, S4631
2021-2022: A1324, S1318

2017-A6367A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2018.

2017-A6367A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6367--A
                                                         Cal. No. 454
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, BRINDISI, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS, GUNTHER,
   WOERNER,  WALLACE, JENNE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT
   -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Local  Governments  --
   ordered  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:
   § 9-A. TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR INJURIES ON OR AFTER JULY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN. 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  EIGHTEEN,  SAID
 FIREFIGHTER  SHALL RECEIVE SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER WEEK DURING THE
 CONTINUANCE THEREOF.
   § 2. The volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law is amended by adding
 a new section 9-a to read as follows:
   § 9-A. TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR INJURIES ON OR AFTER JULY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN. 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  EIGH-
 TEEN,  SAID AMBULANCE WORKER SHALL RECEIVE SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER
 WEEK DURING THE CONTINUANCE THEREOF.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05236-02-8

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