New York Senate Bill 8041 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-7)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-13 - PRINT NUMBER 8041A
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [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.

Sen. John Brooks [D]	Sen. Monica Martinez [D]	Sen. Joseph Addabbo [D]	Sen. George Borrello [R]
Sen. Philip Boyle [R]	Sen. Patrick Gallivan [R]	Sen. James Gaughran [D]	Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal [D]
Sen. Daphne Jordan [R]	Sen. Todd Kaminsky [D]	Sen. Anna Kaplan [D]	Sen. Timothy Kennedy [D]
Sen. Elizabeth Little [R]	Sen. Rachel May [D]	Sen. Jen Metzger [D]	Sen. Robert Ortt [R]
Sen. Susan Serino [R]	Sen. James Skoufis [D]	Sen. Kevin Thomas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-13	Senate	PRINT NUMBER 8041A
2020-03-13	Senate	AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
2020-03-12	Senate	REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

A10172 (Same As) 2020-03-24 - referred to local governments

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S8041
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S08041&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S08041
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S08041&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S08041A