Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 11, 2023 |
signed chap.364 |
Sep 07, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 08, 2023 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.666 substituted for a75b |
Jun 06, 2023 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1634 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 24, 2023 |
print number 2946b |
May 24, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to labor |
May 16, 2023 |
reported and committed to labor |
Apr 20, 2023 |
print number 2946a |
Apr 20, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to consumer protection |
Jan 26, 2023 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S2946B
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 27th Senate District
Current 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
Bill Amendments
2023-S2946 - Details
2023-S2946 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2946 SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring certain businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would require businesses with fifty or more employees to noti- fy past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends the General Business Law by adding a new Section 399-rr. Subdivision 1 of the new Section defines "eligible time period," "exposure zone," and "September eleventh victim compensation fund." Subdivision 2 of the new Section requires businesses with fifty or more employees that operated within the exposure zone in the after-
2023-S2946 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2946 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring certain businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "9/11 notice act". § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399- rr to read as follows: § 399-RR. SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND NOTIFICATION. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) THE "ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD" SHALL BE ANY TIME BEGINNING SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH TWO THOUSAND ONE AND ENDING MAY THIRTIETH TWO THOUSAND TWO. (B) THE "EXPOSURE ZONE" SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS ALL THAT PART OF MANHATTAN SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE RUNNING ALONG CANAL STREET FROM THE HUDSON RIVER TO THE INTERSECTION OF CANAL STREET AND EAST BROADWAY, NORTH ON EAST BROADWAY TO CLINTON STREET, AND EAST ON CLINTON STREET TO THE EAST RIVER; AND ANY AREA RELATED TO OR ALONG THE ROUTES OF DEBRIS REMOVAL, SUCH AS BARGES AND FRESH KILLS LANDFILL. (C) THE "SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND" SHALL BE THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT (49 USC 40101). 2. ANY BUSINESS WITH FIFTY OR MORE EMPLOYEES WHICH OPERATED WITHIN THE EXPOSURE ZONE DURING THE ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD SHALL NOTIFY EACH PERSON EMPLOYED WITHIN THE EXPOSURE ZONE DURING THE ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND. THIS SHALL APPLY TO BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01787-01-3
2023-S2946A - Details
2023-S2946A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2946A SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring certain businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund and the World Trade Center health program PURPOSE OF BILL: This legislation amends The General Business Law in relation to requir- ing certain businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibil- ity for the September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 sets the title of the bill. Section 2 amends the General Business Law by adding a new section 399-rr
2023-S2946A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2946--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring certain businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund and the World Trade Center health program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "9/11 notice act". § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399- rr to read as follows: § 399-RR. SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND AND WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM NOTIFICATION. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) THE "ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD" SHALL BE ANY TIME BEGINNING SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH TWO THOUSAND ONE AND ENDING JULY THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWO. (B) THE "NOTICE AREA" SHALL BE THE "NEW YORK CITY DISASTER AREA", DESIGNATED AS THE AREA WITHIN NEW YORK CITY THAT IS THE AREA OF MANHAT- TAN THAT IS SOUTH OF HOUSTON STREET; ANY BLOCK IN BROOKLYN THAT IS WHOL- LY OR PARTIALLY CONTAINED WITHIN A ONE AND ONE-HALF MILE RADIUS OF THE FORMER WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE; AND ANY AREA RELATED TO OR ALONG THE ROUTES OF DEBRIS REMOVAL, SUCH AS BARGES AND FRESH KILLS LANDFILL. (C) THE "SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND" SHALL BE THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT (49 USC 40101). (D) THE "WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM" SHALL BE THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER 42 USC 300MM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01787-07-3
2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2946B SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to notification of past and present businesses and their employees of potential eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund and the World Trade Center health program PURPOSE: This legislation will amend the General Business Law in relation to notification of past and present businesses and their employees of potential eligibility for the September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 sets the title of the bill. Section 2 amends the General Business Law by adding a new section 399-rr
2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2946--B 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said commit- tee and committed to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to notification of past and present businesses and their employees of potential eligibil- ity for the September eleventh victim compensation fund and the World Trade Center health program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "9/11 notice act". § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399- rr to read as follows: § 399-RR. SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND AND WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM NOTIFICATION. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) THE "ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD" AND "NOTICE AREA" SHALL BE THE SAME AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND PURSUANT TO 49 USC 40101 AND WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM PURSUANT TO 42 USC 300MM. (B) THE "SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND" SHALL BE THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT (49 USC 40101). (C) THE "WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM" SHALL BE THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER 42 USC 300MM. 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE STATE OR MUNICIPAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01787-09-3
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