NY A04939 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-05 - referred to labor
Pending: Assembly Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD by making their injury compensable if it cannot be shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the PTSD was caused by factors unrelated to their occupation.

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Title

Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD by making their injury compensable if it cannot be shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the PTSD was caused by factors unrelated to their occupation.

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History

DateChamberAction
2022-01-05Assemblyreferred to labor
2021-02-09Assemblyreferred to labor

Same As/Similar To

S04234 (Same As) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO LABOR

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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