Assembly Bill A10357

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the COVID-19 essential workers appreciation act

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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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2019-A10357 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8449
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-ii, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S6007
2023-2024: S4623

2019-A10357 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the COVID-19 essential workers appreciation act which requires businesses who have increased their profits due to the outbreak of COVID-19 to deposit five percent of gross profits into a fund to be used by the COVID-19 essential workers appreciation task force to make awards to essential employees and families of essential employees who have died as a result of contracting COVID-19.

2019-A10357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10357
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   COVID-19 essential workers appreciation act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "COVID-19 essential workers appreciation act".
   § 2. COVID-19 essential workers appreciation awards. (a) Notwithstand-
 ing  any  provision  of law to the contrary, all businesses with profits
 over $500,000 dollars that do business in  the  state  that  during  the
 state  disaster  emergency declared pursuant to executive order 202 have
 seen an increase in profits by 20% over the same  time  period  in  2019
 shall  deposit  5%  of  such  business'  gross profits into the COVID-19
 essential workers appreciation  fund  established  pursuant  to  section
 99-ii of the state finance law.
   (b)  There is hereby established the COVID-19 essential workers appre-
 ciation task force.  Such task force shall be comprised of 7 members  to
 be appointed as follows:
   (i) 2 members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   (ii) 2 members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (iii) 1 member appointed by the governor;
   (iv) 1 member appointed by the governor who is the representative of a
 small business organization; and
   (v)  1 member appointed by the governor who is the representative of a
 retail union.
   (c) The COVID-19 essential workers appreciation task force established
 pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section  shall  develop  eligibility
 requirements and make awards utilizing the monies in the COVID-19 essen-
 tial workers appreciation fund. Such awards shall be made to:
   (i)  eligible  employees  of  essential  businesses, including but not
 limited to, grocery stores, liquor stores, convenience stores, delis and
 grocery delivery personnel; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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