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
100% Yea
R
Republican8
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
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
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