New York Senate Bill 1276

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-08 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Pending: Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Directs the NYS energy research and development authority and public and private operators of each nuclear-powered electric generating facility to establish a nuclear whistleblower access and assistance program; makes related provisions as to elements of the program and provides that employees of such plants shall not be subject to retaliation; requires authority to investigate reported safety concerns; provides that whistleblowers shall have standing to litigate and may do so without exhaustion of administration remedies; authorizes the attorney general to bring actions to enforce the labor law provisions.

Directs the NYS energy research and development authority and public and private operators of each nuclear-powered electric generating facility to establish a nuclear whistleblower access and assistance program; makes related provisions as to elements of the program and provides that employees of such plants shall not be subject to retaliation; requires authority to investigate reported safety concerns; provides that whistleblowers shall have standing to litigate and may do so without exhaustion of administration remedies; authorizes the attorney general to bring actions to enforce the labor law provisions.

Sen. Liz Krueger [D]

Sen. John Liu [D]

Sen. Jose Serrano [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-08	Senate	REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1276
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S01276&term=2021&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S01276