Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 25, 2020 |
referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 15, 2020 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 14, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 13, 2020 |
1st report cal.54 |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to local government returned to senate died in assembly |
Mar 12, 2019 |
referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 06, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 05, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 04, 2019 |
1st report cal.208 |
Feb 01, 2019 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S3057
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2019-S3057 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A550
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Local Governments
- Law Section:
- Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §7-b, Vol Ffs Ben L; add §7-b, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A963
2011-2012: S7196, A123
2013-2014: S683, A1152
2015-2016: S888, A1061
2017-2018: S1195, A1451
2021-2022: S952, A602
2023-2024: S4711, A7168
2019-S3057 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3057 SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volun- teer ambulance workers' benefit law, in relation to the payment of death benefits PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: To establish the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death benefits to be paid within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefits. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill establishes the payment of certain volunteer fire- fighter death benefits shall be within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefit
2019-S3057 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3057 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volun- teer ambulance workers' benefit law, in relation to the payment of death benefits 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 7-b to read as follows: § 7-B. PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFITS. 1. ALL DEATH BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER SECTION SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE PAID TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS ENTITLED TO SUCH BENEFIT WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE DATE SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS FILES AN APPLICATION WITH THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD TO RECEIVE SUCH BENEFIT, EXCEPT IF THE EMPLOYER OR INSURANCE CARRIER FILES A NOTICE OF CONTROVERSY WITH THE CHAIR OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OF THE WORKERS' COMPEN- SATION LAW; PROVIDED THAT IF THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE CLAIM FOR BENEFITS THAT WOULD PREVENT THE CLAIM FROM BEING PROCESSED WITHIN NINETY DAYS, THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CLAIMANT WITHIN SUCH NINETY DAY PERIOD EXPLAINING THE DISCREPANCY AND WHY THE CLAIM CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHIN THE NINETY DAY PERIOD. 2. THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD SHALL CONDUCT OUTREACH SERVICES TO PROVIDE COORDINATED INFORMATION TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS ENTITLED TO A DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE UNDER SECTION SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE REGARDING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO HELP SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS WITH THE DEATH BENE- FIT PROGRAM'S APPLICATION PROCEDURES. § 2. The volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law is amended by adding a new section 7-b to read as follows: § 7-B. PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFITS. 1. ALL DEATH BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER SECTION SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE PAID TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS ENTITLED TO SUCH BENEFIT WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE DATE SUCH PERSON OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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