Assembly Actions -
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May 01, 2020 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S8266
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 26th Senate District
(D) 36th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
2019-S8266 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10401
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3, Work Comp L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S1241, A6117
2019-S8266 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8266 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to including exposure to novel coronavirus, COVID-19 as an occupational disease SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section 1. Paragraph 30 of subdivision 2 of section 3 of the workers' compensation law is renumbered paragraph 31 and a new paragraph 30 is added to read as follows: novel coronavirus, COVID-19 exposure. Any and all work that causes workers to be in contact with the public, patients, inmates, parolees, clients, students, customers, diners, persons in the custody of the state or any of its political subdivi- sions, or travelers during an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID- 19; or any and all work that could expose workers to novel coronavirus, COVID-19, which shall include but not be limited to, work in a hospital, medical facility, laboratory, nursing home, correctional facility, mental health facility, social services facility, airport, bus station,
2019-S8266 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8266 I N S E N A T E May 1, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to including exposure to novel coronavirus, COVID-19 as an occupational disease THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 30 of subdivision 2 of section 3 of the workers' compensation law is renumbered paragraph 31 and a new paragraph 30 is added to read as follows: 30. NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, 30. ANY AND ALL WORK THAT CAUSES WORKERS TO COVID-19 EXPOSURE. BE IN CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC, PATIENTS, INMATES, RESIDENTS, PAROLEES, CLIENTS, STUDENTS, CUSTOMERS, DINERS, PERSONS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE OR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, OR TRAVELERS DURING AN OUTBREAK OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19; OR ANY AND ALL WORK THAT COULD EXPOSE WORKERS TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, WORK IN A HOSPITAL, MEDICAL FACILITY, LABORATORY, MEDICAL OFFICE, NURSING HOME, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, SOCIAL SERVICES FACILITY, AIRPORT, BUS STATION, TRAIN STATION, SUBWAY STATION, PARK, RESTAURANT, CAFETERIA, RETAIL FACILITY, AIRPLANE, BUS, TRAIN, SUBWAY, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, SCHOOL, DAYCARE FACILITY, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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