Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 21, 2021 |
signed chap.704 |
Dec 09, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 07, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.451 substituted for a6461a |
Jun 07, 2021 |
substituted by s4233a rules report cal.451 reported |
Jun 03, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 02, 2021 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Apr 13, 2021 |
print number 6461a |
Apr 13, 2021 |
amend and recommit to governmental employees |
Mar 17, 2021 |
referred to governmental employees |
Assembly Bill A6461A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ABBATE
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4233 - 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
Judy Griffin
2021-A6461 - Details
2021-A6461 - Summary
Provides that any condition of impairment of health caused by Parkinson's Disease, resulting in total or partial disability or death to a paid firefighter shall be presumptive evidence that, unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence, such disability or death was caused by the natural and proximate result of an accident, not caused by such firefighter's own willful negligence, and was sustained in the performance and discharge of duty.
2021-A6461 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6461 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 17, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law and the general municipal law, in relation to disability retirement benefits for the presumption of Parkinson's Disease for paid firefighters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 363-ff to read as follows: § 363-FF. FIREFIGHTER CERTAIN IMPAIRMENTS OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY PARKINSON'S DISEASE, RESULTING IN TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A PAID FIREFIGHTER, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ON ENTRY INTO FIREFIGHTER SERVICE, WHICH EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF SUCH CONDI- TION, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT, UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVEN BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE, SUCH DISABILITY OR DEATH (A) WAS CAUSED BY THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, NOT CAUSED BY SUCH FIRE- FIGHTER'S OWN WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE, AND (B) WAS SUSTAINED IN THE PERFORM- ANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY. § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 207-kkk to read as follows: § 207-KKK. DISABILITIES OF FIREFIGHTERS IN CERTAIN CITIES CAUSED BY PARKINSON'S DISEASE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAP- TER TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY PARKINSON'S DISEASE 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 TWO OR LESS YEARS, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAM- INATION ON ENTRY INTO THE SERVICE OF SUCH DEPARTMENT, WHICH EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF SUCH CONDITION, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Judy Griffin
William Colton
Steven Otis
Michael Tannousis
2021-A6461A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A6461A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that any condition of impairment of health caused by Parkinson's Disease, resulting in total or partial disability or death to a paid firefighter shall be presumptive evidence that, unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence, such disability or death was caused by the natural and proximate result of an accident, not caused by such firefighter's own willful negligence, and was sustained in the performance and discharge of duty.
2021-A6461A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6461--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 17, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE, GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law and the general municipal law, in relation to disability retirement benefits for the presumption of Parkinson's Disease for paid firefighters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 363-ff to read as follows: § 363-FF. FIREFIGHTER CERTAIN IMPAIRMENTS OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY PARKINSON'S DISEASE, RESULTING IN TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A PAID FIREFIGHTER, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ON ENTRY INTO FIREFIGHTER SERVICE, WHICH EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF SUCH CONDI- TION, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT, UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVEN BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE, SUCH DISABILITY OR DEATH (A) WAS CAUSED BY THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, NOT CAUSED BY SUCH FIRE- FIGHTER'S OWN WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE, AND (B) WAS SUSTAINED IN THE PERFORM- ANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY. § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 207-kkk to read as follows: § 207-KKK. DISABILITIES OF FIREFIGHTERS IN CERTAIN CITIES CAUSED BY PARKINSON'S DISEASE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAP- TER TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY PARKINSON'S DISEASE 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 TWO OR LESS YEARS, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAM- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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