S 8420 New York Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Relates to establishing a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presumption for public employee death benefits

Summary
Establish a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presumption for public employee death benefits where a member was required to physically report to work; did in fact physically report to work as of March first, two thousand twenty; contracted COVID-19; and where the applicable head of the member's retirement system or such system's medical board determines COVID-19 to have been a significant contributing factor in the member's death.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2020
Committee Review
Dec 2020
Senate Passage
May 2020
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 25, 2020 Last action Dec 28, 2020
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2020

How they voted

23–0
Passed
Total votes 23
May 26, 2020
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
8 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Dec 28, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
RECOMMITTED TO RULES
May 26, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
May 26, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0)
May 25, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Andrew Gounardes
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
NY
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