Assembly Actions -
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
Feb 27, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 13, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 12, 2018 |
1st report cal.428 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to labor |
Jun 21, 2017 |
committed to rules |
Feb 13, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 07, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 06, 2017 |
1st report cal.151 |
Jan 06, 2017 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S1155
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2017-S1155 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S1155 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1155 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the labor law, in relation to a leave of absence for military spouses PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation would extend coverage under Section 202-i of the labor law to allow the spouses of deployed servicemembers who are not deployed to a combat zone or theater ten days of unpaid leave while the spouse is on leave from deployment. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 of this bill states that the spouse of a member of the armed forces, national guard or reserves who has been deployed shall be allowed up to ten days of unpaid leave by their employer. However, the military member will have to have been deployed for a minimum of 120 days and on leave to be eligible for this unpaid leave. JUSTIFICATION : Troops are regularly deploying to non-combat zones throughout the world, including Guantanamo Bay and Africa. While on these
2017-S1155 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1155 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to a leave of absence for military spouses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 202-i of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. THE SPOUSE OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVES WHO HAS BEEN DEPLOYED, SHALL BE ALLOWED UP TO TEN DAYS UNPAID LEAVE BY THEIR EMPLOYER. SUCH LEAVE SHALL ONLY BE USED WHEN SUCH PERSON'S SPOUSE IS ON LEAVE FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, NATIONAL GUARD, OR RESERVES AFTER HAVING BEEN DEPLOYED FOR A PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02285-01-7
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