Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
referred to labor |
Jun 19, 2018 |
delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 12, 2018 |
ordered to third reading cal.1732 |
Jun 07, 2018 |
reported and committed to rules |
May 01, 2018 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S8326
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2017-S8326 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Labor
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §28, Pub Serv L; amd §§860-a, 860-b, 860-g & 860-h, add §860-j, Lab L; amd §206, Pub Health L
2017-S8326 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8326 SPONSOR: MURPHY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, the labor law and the public health law, in relation to the protection of the health, safety and employment rights of employees suffering employment loss as the result of the sale or closure of a nuclear electric generation facility PURPOSE: This bill enacts the "nuclear facility closing workers' protection act" which establishes provisions for the protection of the health, safety and employment rights of persons losing their employment from the closure of nuclear electric plants in Westchester county. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one establishes the short title as the "nuclear facility closing workers' protection act."
2017-S8326 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8326 I N S E N A T E May 1, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public service law, the labor law and the public health law, in relation to the protection of the health, safety and employment rights of employees suffering employment loss as the result of the sale or closure of a nuclear electric generation facility THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "nuclear facility closing workers' protection act". § 1-a. Legislative intent. The closure of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant will have a devastating effect on the local workforce that relies on this facility for employment. This act is intended to ensure that the local workforce remains employed locally. This act shall not be construed to conflict, interfere, circumvent, or in any manner abrogate existing or future collective bargaining agreements or contracts between any of the involved parties, or parties that are not subject to the project labor agreement. § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 28 to read as follows: § 28. NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PLANTS; CLOSURE OR SALE PLAN. 1. NOT LESS THAN EIGHTEEN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CLOSURE OR SALE OF A NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PLANT LOCATED IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, THE ELECTRIC CORPORATION OWNING, OPERAT- ING OR MANAGING SUCH PLANT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A PLAN DETAIL- ING THE PROCESS FOR THE CLOSURE OR SALE OF THE NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PLANT. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE (A) DETAILS AND SPECIFICS ON THE ELECTRIC CORPO- RATION'S PLAN TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE-A OF THE LABOR LAW AS THEY APPLY TO NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PLANTS, AND (B) A WORKFORCE RETENTION COMPONENT WHICH SHALL UTILIZE THE EXISTING LABOR FORCE DURING THE CLOSURE AND DECOMMISSIONING PERIOD. THE WORKFORCE RETENTION COMPONENT SHALL INCLUDE PROVISIONS THAT ANY CONSTRUCTION WORK WHICH MAY BE PERFORMED DURING THE CLOSURE AND DECOMMISSIONING PERIOD, SHALL BE PERFORMED PURSUANT TO A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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