Assembly Bill A1552A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Expands the coverage to include cancer of the digestive, hematological, lymphatic, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A1552 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4936
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-d, Vol Ffs Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9100
2015-2016: A5518, S3891
2017-2018: A711

2013-A1552 - Summary

Provides that any: (i) melanoma; or (ii) condition of cancer affecting lymphatic, digestive, hematological, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems, resulting in total or partial disability or death to a volunteer firefighter, who successfully passed a physical examination on entry into firefighter service, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such a melanoma or condition, shall be presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence.

2013-A1552 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1552

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. KOLB, GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation  to
  the  expansion of coverage to include cancer of the digestive, hemato-
  logical, lymphatic, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and repro-
  ductive systems; and providing for the repeal of such provisions  upon
  expiration thereof

  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 11-d to read as follows:
  S  11-D.  CERTAIN IMPAIRMENTS OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, ANY:  (I) MELANOMA;
OR (II) CONDITION OF CANCER AFFECTING LYMPHATIC, DIGESTIVE,  HEMATOLOGI-
CAL,  URINARY,  PROSTATE,  NEUROLOGICAL, BREAST OR REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS,
RESULTING IN TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A  VOLUNTEER  FIRE-
FIGHTER,  WHO  SUCCESSFULLY  PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ON ENTRY INTO
FIREFIGHTER SERVICE, WHICH EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE  OF
SUCH  A MELANOMA OR CONDITION, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE
PROVEN BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed June 30, 2017.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03324-01-3

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2013-A1552A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4936
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-d, Vol Ffs Ben L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9100
2015-2016: A5518, S3891
2017-2018: A711

2013-A1552A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any: (i) melanoma; or (ii) condition of cancer affecting lymphatic, digestive, hematological, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems, resulting in total or partial disability or death to a volunteer firefighter, who successfully passed a physical examination on entry into firefighter service, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such a melanoma or condition, shall be presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence.

2013-A1552A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1552--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, GUNTHER, PALMESANO, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M.  of A. McLAUGHLIN -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee  on  Local  Governments  --  recommitted to the Committee on
  Local Governments in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation  to
  the  expansion of coverage to include cancer of the digestive, hemato-
  logical, lymphatic, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and repro-
  ductive systems; and providing for the repeal of such provisions  upon
  expiration thereof

  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 11-d to read as follows:
  S  11-D.  CERTAIN IMPAIRMENTS OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, ANY:  (I) MELANOMA;
OR (II) CONDITION OF CANCER AFFECTING LYMPHATIC, DIGESTIVE,  HEMATOLOGI-
CAL,  URINARY,  PROSTATE,  NEUROLOGICAL, BREAST OR REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS,
RESULTING IN TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A  VOLUNTEER  FIRE-
FIGHTER,  WHO  SUCCESSFULLY  PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ON ENTRY INTO
FIREFIGHTER SERVICE, WHICH EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE  OF
SUCH  A MELANOMA OR CONDITION, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE
PROVEN BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed June 30, 2018.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03324-02-4

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