New York Assembly Bill 1511

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-5)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - referred to local governments
Pending: Assembly Local Governments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that if, as a result of services performed in line of duty during a state of emergency, a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker is exposed to or comes in contact with COVID-19, the chief engineer or other executive officer of the fire department or fire company or the captain or other executive officer of the ambulance department, volunteer ambulance company or ambulance district of which he or she is a member may authorize such volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker to obtain such examinations, tests, treatment and care as are immediately necessary to determine whether he or she is injured; further grants a presumption that exposure to COVID-19 caused partial or total disability or death.

Provides that if, as a result of services performed in line of duty during a state of emergency, a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker is exposed to or comes in contact with COVID-19, the chief engineer or other executive officer of the fire department or fire company or the captain or other executive officer of the ambulance department, volunteer ambulance company or ambulance district of which he or she is a member may authorize such volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker to obtain such examinations, tests, treatment and care as are immediately necessary to determine whether he or she is injured; further grants a presumption that exposure to COVID-19 caused partial or total disability or death.

Asm. Kimberly Jean-Pierre [D]	Asm. Jo Simon [D]	Asm. Steven Otis [D]	Asm. Steve Stern [D]
Asm. Fred Thiele [D]	Asm. Catalina Cruz [D]	Asm. Linda Rosenthal [D]	Asm. Karen McMahon [D]
Asm. Marianne Buttenschon [D]	Asm. Andrew Goodell [R]	Asm. Christopher Tague [R]	Asm. Michael Norris [R]
Asm. Didi Barrett [D]	Asm. Rebecca Seawright [D]	Asm. William Colton [D]	Asm. Philip Palmesano [R]
Asm. David McDonough [R]	Asm. Pamela Hunter [D]	Asm. Harry Bronson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Assembly	referred to local governments
2023-01-17	Assembly	referred to local governments

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1511
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01511&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A01511