Assembly Bill A8066

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York emergency responder act

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A8066 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3312
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §29-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6214, S4238
2017-2018: A4241, S4135
2019-2020: A4142, S8159
2021-2022: A5769, S6377

2023-A8066 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York emergency responder act limiting the liability of certain emergency responders.

2023-A8066 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8066
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the New  York
   emergency responder 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 "New York emergency responder act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 29-f to read
 as follows:
   §  29-F.  THE  NEW  YORK  EMERGENCY  RESPONDER ACT. 1. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PUBLIC OFFICIAL" SHALL MEAN ANY  APPOINTED  OR  ELECTED  FEDERAL,
 STATE  OR  LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE JURISDIC-
 TION IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY OR EVENT HAS OCCURRED, AND ACTING IN HIS  OR
 HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
   (B)  "PUBLIC  SAFETY  OFFICIAL"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY APPOINTED OR ELECTED
 FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO  COOR-
 DINATE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY OR EVENT
 HAS OCCURRED, AND ACTING IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
   (C)  "LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICIAL"  SHALL MEAN ANY APPOINTED OR ELECTED
 FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO  COOR-
 DINATE  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  IN  THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY OR
 EVENT HAS OCCURRED, AND ACTING IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
   (D) "CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL" SHALL MEAN ANY  APPOINTED  OR  ELECTED
 FEDERAL,  STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO COOR-
 DINATE BUILDING INSPECTION IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY OR
 EVENT HAS OCCURRED, AND ACTING IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
   (E) "DECLARED EMERGENCY"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  STATE  DISASTER  EMERGENCY
 DECLARATION OR LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDER PROCLAMATION, BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL,
 OF THE OCCURRENCE OR IMMINENT THREAT OF A DISASTER OR RIOTING, CATASTRO-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07484-01-3
              

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