Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 16, 2021 |
signed chap.27 |
Feb 12, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Feb 03, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.79 substituted for s1308 |
Feb 03, 2021 |
substituted by a972 |
Jan 19, 2021 |
ordered to third reading cal.79 |
Jan 11, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S1308
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A972 - 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
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
2021-S1308 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A972
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §207-a, Gen Muni L (as proposed in S.6144-A & A.7646-A)
2021-S1308 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1308 SPONSOR: COONEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to ensuring paid firefighters of a county airport or county aviation department which perform fire response or fire rescue duties are eligible for equal bene- fits as other paid firefighters PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2020, c.325. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation amends the underlying chapter by clarifying that the legislation applies specifically to paid firefighters, which was the intent of the original legislation.
2021-S1308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1308 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to ensuring paid firefighters of a county airport or county aviation department which perform fire response or fire rescue duties are eligible for equal benefits as other paid firefighters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207-a of the general municipal law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2020 amending the general municipal law relating to ensuring paid employees of a county airport or county aviation department which perform fire response or fire rescue duties are eligible for equal benefits as other paid firefighters, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6144-A and A. 7646-A, is amended to read as follows: 1. Any paid firefighter which term as used in this section shall mean any paid officer or member of an organized fire company or fire depart- ment of a city of less than one million population, or town, village or fire district, or any paid [employee] FIREFIGHTER of a county airport or county aviation department which performs fire response or fire rescue duties, who is injured in the performance of his or her duties or who is taken sick as a result of the performance of his or her duties so as to necessitate medical or other lawful remedial treatment, shall be paid by the municipality or fire district by which he or she is employed the full amount of his or her regular salary or wages until his or her disa- bility arising therefrom has ceased, and, in addition, such municipality or fire district shall be liable for all medical treatment and hospital care furnished during such disability. Provided, however, and notwith- standing the foregoing provisions of this section, the municipal health authorities or any physician appointed for the purpose by the munici- pality or fire district, may attend any such injured or sick firefight- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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