Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 24, 2022 |
signed chap.35 delivered to governor |
Jan 25, 2022 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.154 substituted for s7785 |
Jan 20, 2022 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 19, 2022 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.21 rules report cal.21 reported reported referred to rules |
Jan 11, 2022 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A8726
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JACOBSON
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
co-Sponsors
William Colton
2021-A8726 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7785
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §26-a, Work Comp L (as proposed in S.6628-A & A.359-A)
2021-A8726 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8726 I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to requiring the workers' compensation board to appoint the uninsured employers' fund as the responsible party when the identity of the responsible insurance carrier for the employer cannot be determined within thirty days of the filing of a new claim THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph and paragraph (a) of subdivision 6-a of section 26-a of the workers' compensation law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the workers' compensation law in relation to requiring the workers' compensation board to appoint the uninsured employers' fund as the insurance carrier in cases when the identity of the responsible insurance carrier for the employer cannot be determined within ten days of the filing of a claim and to proceed with hearings and provide notices necessary to process such claim; and to make conforming technical changes, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6628-A and A. 359-A, are amended to read as follows: In the event that the board is unable to determine the identity of the responsible insurance carrier for the employer within [ten] THIRTY days of the filing of a new claim, the board shall: (a) appoint the uninsured employers' fund as the [insurance carrier] RESPONSIBLE PARTY until such time as the identity of the responsible insurance carrier for the employer is determined. Upon such appointment, the uninsured employers' fund shall immediately commence payments and provide medical care in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the workers' compen- sation law in relation to requiring the workers' compensation board to appoint the uninsured employers' fund as the responsible party in cases when the identity of the responsible insurance carrier for the employer cannot be determined within thirty days of the filing of a new claim, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6628-A and A. 359-A, takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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