Senate Bill S543

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the applicability of certain provisions with respect to persons injured in the use of scaffolding and other devices for use by employees

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S543 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3209
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1414, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4037, A1895
2011-2012: S6816, A2835
2013-2014: S111, A3104
2017-2018: S2795, A2148
2019-2020: S707
2021-2022: S1703

2015-S543 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the applicability of certain provisions with respect to persons injured in the use of scaffolding and other devices for use by employees.

2015-S543 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S543 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   543

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. GALLIVAN, LARKIN, LIBOUS, MARCHIONE, SEWARD, YOUNG
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules,  in  relation  to  the
  applicability of certain provisions with respect to persons injured in
  the use of scaffolding and other devices for use by employees

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
section 1414 to read as follows:
  S 1414.   APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN ACTIONS.  1.    IN  ANY  ACTION  OR
PROCEEDING  TO  RECOVER DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY, INJURY TO PROPERTY,
OR WRONGFUL DEATH PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  FORTY,  SUBDIVISIONS
ONE  THROUGH  FIVE  OF  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  FORTY-ONE, OR SECTION TWO
HUNDRED FORTY-ONE-A OF THE LABOR LAW, WHERE SAFETY EQUIPMENT OR  DEVICES
HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE, AND A PERSON EMPLOYED OR OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO
THE  PROTECTION  OF  THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SECTION HAS FAILED TO FOLLOW
SAFETY INSTRUCTION OR SAFE WORK PRACTICES IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  TRAINING
PROVIDED,  OR FAILED TO UTILIZE PROVIDED SAFETY EQUIPMENT OR DEVICES, OR
ENGAGED IN A CRIMINAL ACT OR WAS IMPAIRED BY THE USE OF DRUGS  OR  ALCO-
HOL,  AND  SUCH  FAILURE,  ACT  OR IMPAIRMENT IS A PROXIMATE CAUSE OF AN
INJURY TO SUCH PERSON, THE CONDUCT ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT
BAR RECOVERY, BUT THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES OTHERWISE RECOVERABLE  SHALL  BE
DETERMINED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS
ARTICLE TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH CONDUCT RELATES TO THE COMMISSION  OF  A
CRIMINAL  ACT,  IMPAIRMENT  CAUSED  BY  THE USE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, THE
FAILURE TO USE SAFETY EQUIPMENT OR DEVICES, THE FAILURE TO  COMPLY  WITH
INSTRUCTIONS  OR  TRAINING  REGARDING  THE  USE  OF  SAFETY EQUIPMENT OR
DEVICES OR THE FAILURE TO OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH SAFE WORK  PRACTICES  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO SUCH PERSON. SUCH

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

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