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Feb 24, 2021 | referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 10, 2021 | advanced to third reading |
Feb 09, 2021 | 2nd report cal. |
Feb 08, 2021 | 1st report cal.285 |
Jan 06, 2021 | referred to local government |
senate Bill S952
Sponsored By
James Gaughran
(D) 5th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Fred Akshar
(R, C, IP, RFM) 52nd Senate District
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 34th Senate District
George M. Borrello
(R, C, IP, LIBT) 57th Senate District
S952 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A602
- 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
2019-2020: S3057, A550
S952 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S952 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
S952 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 952 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GAUGHRAN, ADDABBO, BIAGGI, GOUNARDES, RIVERA -- 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: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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