Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 11, 2019 |
signed chap.250 delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.655 substituted for a7716a |
Jun 19, 2019 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request |
Jun 03, 2019 |
amended on third reading 5246a |
May 29, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
May 22, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
May 21, 2019 |
1st report cal.847 |
Apr 18, 2019 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S5246A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 26th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - 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
(D) 16th Senate District
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
2019-S5246 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7716
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §207-kk, Gen Muni L
2019-S5246 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5246 SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to disabilities of certain retired firefighters caused by cancer PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide retirees of the New York City fire department diagnosed with certain cancers at a certain time a presumption that the cancer was incurred in the performance of duties. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 establishes that for any paid member of a fire department in a city of one million or more who has been retired five years or less and contracts certain conditions of cancer that were not present at the time of entry, such diagnosis shall be presumptive evidence that the cancer was performed in the discharge of duty. Section 2 provides that the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund
2019-S5246 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5246 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to disabilities of certain retired firefighters caused by cancer THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 207-kk of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: § 207-kk. Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by cancer. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, any condition of impairment of health caused by (i) any condi- tion of cancer affecting the lymphatic, digestive, hematological, urinary, neurological, breast, reproductive, or prostate systems or (ii) melanoma resulting in total or partial disability or death to a paid member of a fire department in a city with a population of one million or more, OR ANY RETIRED MEMBER OF SUCH DEPARTMENT WHO HAS BEEN RETIRED FOR FIVE OR LESS YEARS, who successfully passed a physical examination on entry into the service of such department, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty unless the contrary be proved by competent evidence. The provisions of this section shall remain in full force and effect [to and including the thirtieth day of June, two thousand five] PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THE RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW. § 2. The board of trustees of the New York City fire department pension fund shall take appropriate administrative action to implement the intent of section one of this act. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11238-01-9
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2019-S5246A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7716
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §207-kk, Gen Muni L
2019-S5246A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5246A SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to disabilities of certain retired firefighters caused by cancer PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide retirees of the New York City fire department diagnosed with certain cancers at a certain time a presumption that the cancer was incurred in the performance of duties. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 establishes that for any paid member of a fire department in a city of one million or more who has been retired five years or less and contracts certain conditions of cancer that were not present at the time of entry, such diagnosis shall be presumptive evidence that the cancer was performed in the discharge of duty. Section 2 provides that the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund
2019-S5246A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5246--A Cal. No. 847 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, LIU, ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to disabilities of certain retired firefighters caused by cancer THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 207-kk of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: § 207-kk. Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by cancer. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, any condition of impairment of health caused by (i) any condi- tion of cancer affecting the lymphatic, digestive, hematological, urinary, neurological, breast, reproductive, or prostate systems or (ii) melanoma resulting in total or partial disability or death to a paid member of a fire department in a city with a population of one million or more, OR ANY RETIRED MEMBER OF SUCH DEPARTMENT WHO HAS BEEN RETIRED FOR FIVE OR LESS YEARS, who successfully passed a physical examination on entry into the service of such department, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty unless the contrary be proved by competent evidence. The provisions of this section shall remain in full force and effect [to and including the thirtieth day of June, two thousand five] PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THE RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW. § 2. The board of trustees of the New York City fire department pension fund shall take appropriate administrative action to implement the intent of section one of this act. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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