A 2681 New York Assembly · 2021 Regular Session

Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease

Summary
Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease by implementing a model infectious disease exposure prevention standard and requiring employers to implement such model or a similar plan; provides that where an action brought by an employee under the provisions of this section, or a defense, counterclaim, or crossclaim brought by an employer in response thereto, is found upon judgment to be completely without merit in law and undertaken primarily to harass or maliciously injure another, the court may in its discretion impose sanctions against the attorney or party who brought such action, defense, counterclaim or crossclaim; makes related provisions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Assembly Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 19, 2021 Signed May 5, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2021 · Assembly Apr 19, 2021

How they voted

4516
Passed
Total votes 61
Apr 20, 2021
D Democratic42
42 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
3 Yea 16 Nay
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
4
May 5, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.105
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 2681B
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 2681A
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
1 primary · 59 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Karines Reyes
Karines Reyes
DDemocratic
NY
87
Co
Photo of Al Taylor
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
NY
71
Co
Photo of Amanda Septimo
Amanda Septimo
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
84
Co
Photo of Andrew Hevesi
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
NY
28
Co
Photo of Brian Barnwell
Brian Barnwell
DDemocratic
NY
30
Co
Photo of Carmen N. De La Rosa
Carmen N. De La Rosa
DDemocratic
NY
72
Co
Photo of Catalina Cruz
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
NY
39
Co
Photo of Catherine Nolan
Catherine Nolan
DDemocratic
NY
37
Co
Photo of Charles Barron
Charles Barron
DDemocratic
NY
60
Co
Photo of Charles Lavine
Charles Lavine
DDemocratic
NY
13
Co
Photo of Chris Burdick
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
NY
93