Senate Bill S8159

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York emergency responder act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S8159 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4142
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §29-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4238, A6214
2017-2018: S4135, A4241
2021-2022: S6377, A5769
2023-2024: S3312, A8066

2019-S8159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York emergency responder act limiting the liability of certain emergency responders.

2019-S8159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8159
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SAVINO, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the New York
   emergency responder act
 
   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 "New York emergency responder act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 29-f to read
 as follows:
   § 29-F. THE NEW YORK EMERGENCY RESPONDER  ACT.  1.  AS  USED  IN  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "PUBLIC  OFFICIAL"  SHALL  MEAN ANY APPOINTED OR ELECTED FEDERAL,
 STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY IN  THE  JURISDIC-
 TION  IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY OR EVENT HAS OCCURRED, AND ACTING IN HIS OR
 HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
   (B) "PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  APPOINTED  OR  ELECTED
 FEDERAL,  STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO COOR-
 DINATE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY OR EVENT
 HAS OCCURRED, AND ACTING IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
   (C) "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL" SHALL MEAN  ANY  APPOINTED  OR  ELECTED
 FEDERAL,  STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO COOR-
 DINATE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE JURISDICTION IN  WHICH  THE  EMERGENCY  OR
 EVENT HAS OCCURRED, AND ACTING IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
   (D)  "CODE  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICIAL" SHALL MEAN ANY APPOINTED OR ELECTED
 FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO  COOR-
 DINATE BUILDING INSPECTION IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY OR
 EVENT HAS OCCURRED, AND ACTING IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
   (E)  "DECLARED  EMERGENCY"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY
 DECLARATION OR LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER PROCLAMATION, BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL,
 OF THE OCCURRENCE OR IMMINENT THREAT OF A DISASTER OR RIOTING, CATASTRO-
 PHE OR SIMILAR PUBLIC EMERGENCY, OR IN THE EVENT OF REASONABLE APPREHEN-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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