S 4681 New York Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Establishes a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public employee death benefit

Summary
Establishes a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public employee death benefit for individuals who reported to their usual place of employment or an alternate worksite at the direction of their employer on or after March 1, 2020 and such individual contracted COVID-19 within 45 days of reporting to such workplace as confirmed by a laboratory test or by a licensed physician and such individual died on or before December 31, 2022.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2021 Last action Mar 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021

How they voted

21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Feb 22, 2021
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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