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Senate Bill S8972
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th 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
2019-S8972 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10906
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §590, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S3697, A698
2019-S8972 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8972 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to providing additional unem- ployment insurance benefits PURPOSE: To provide adequate unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic in the wake of federal unemployment payments being lowered. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law adding a provision that establishes an increased state unemployment, benefit of $600 for the duration of the COVID-19 declared state of emergency. The assistance provided under this subdivision may be funded by any available federal orl state emergency relief funds available to the state and/or any funds received upon requisition from the unemployment trust fund.
2019-S8972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8972 I N S E N A T E September 9, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to providing additional unem- ployment insurance benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 590 of the labor law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, BEGINNING AUGUST FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY UNTIL THE END OF THE COVID- 19 STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY, AS DECLARED PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER TWO HUNDRED TWO OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, A CLAIMANT'S WEEKLY BENE- FIT AMOUNT SHALL BE INCREASED BY SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS PER WEEK. THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION MAY BE FUNDED BY ANY AVAIL- ABLE FEDERAL OR STATE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE STATE AND/OR ANY FUNDS RECEIVED UPON REQUISITION FROM THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after August 1, 2020. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17072-01-0
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