Senate Bill S4020A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides that intercity rail passenger services and commuter rail services shall be liable for health care costs for injuries to railroad employees caused by passengers, customers or members of the public

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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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2021-S4020 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8070
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Railroad Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §64, Rail L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7882
2023-2024: S484, A380

2021-S4020 - Summary

Provides that intercity rail passenger services and commuter rail services shall be liable for health care costs for injuries to railroad employees caused by passengers, customers or members of the public.

2021-S4020 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4020 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4020
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the railroad law, in relation to providing  that  inter-
   city  rail  passenger  services  and  commuter  rail services shall be
   liable for medical costs for injuries to railroad employees caused  by
   passengers, customers or members of the public
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 64 of the  railroad  law  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  64.  Injuries  to  employees.  1. In all actions against a railroad
 corporation, foreign or domestic,  doing  business  in  this  state,  or
 against  a  receiver thereof, for personal injury to, or death resulting
 from personal injury of any person, while  in  the  employment  of  such
 corporation,  or  receiver,  arising  from the negligence of such corpo-
 ration or receiver or of any of its or his officers or employees,  every
 employee,  or  his legal representatives, shall have the same rights and
 remedies for an injury, or for death, suffered by him, from the  act  or
 omission  of  such  corporation or receiver or of its or his officers or
 employees, as are now allowed by law, and, in addition to the  liability
 now  existing  by  law,  it  shall  be held in such actions that persons
 engaged in the service of any railroad corporation, foreign or domestic,
 doing business in this state, or in the service of a  receiver  thereof,
 who are intrusted by such corporation or receiver, with the authority of
 superintendence,  control  or command of other persons in the employment
 of such corporation or receiver, or with  the  authority  to  direct  or
 control  any  other  employee  in  the  performance  of the duty of such
 employee, or who have, as a part of their  duty,  for  the  time  being,
 physical control or direction of the movement of a signal, switch, loco-
 motive  engine,  car,  train or telegraph office, are vice-principals of

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08589-01-1
              

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2021-S4020A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8070
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Railroad Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §64, Rail L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7882
2023-2024: S484, A380

2021-S4020A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that intercity rail passenger services and commuter rail services shall be liable for health care costs for injuries to railroad employees caused by passengers, customers or members of the public.

2021-S4020A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4020A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4020--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Transportation --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the railroad law, in relation to providing that inter-
   city rail passenger services  and  commuter  rail  services  shall  be
   liable for health care costs for injuries to railroad employees caused
   by passengers, customers or members of the public
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 64 of the  railroad  law  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  64.  Injuries  to  employees.  1. In all actions against a railroad
 corporation, foreign or domestic,  doing  business  in  this  state,  or
 against  a  receiver thereof, for personal injury to, or death resulting
 from personal injury of any person, while  in  the  employment  of  such
 corporation,  or  receiver,  arising  from the negligence of such corpo-
 ration or receiver or of any of its or his officers or employees,  every
 employee,  or  his legal representatives, shall have the same rights and
 remedies for an injury, or for death, suffered by him, from the  act  or
 omission  of  such  corporation or receiver or of its or his officers or
 employees, as are now allowed by law, and, in addition to the  liability
 now  existing  by  law,  it  shall  be held in such actions that persons
 engaged in the service of any railroad corporation, foreign or domestic,
 doing business in this state, or in the service of a  receiver  thereof,
 who are intrusted by such corporation or receiver, with the authority of
 superintendence,  control  or command of other persons in the employment
 of such corporation or receiver, or with  the  authority  to  direct  or
 control  any  other  employee  in  the  performance  of the duty of such
 employee, or who have, as a part of their  duty,  for  the  time  being,
 physical control or direction of the movement of a signal, switch, loco-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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