A07505 Summary:
BILL NO | A07505 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S04925 |
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SPONSOR | Simon |
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COSPNSR | Titus |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd S88, Work Comp L | |
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Relates to the pre-audit of expenditures from the state insurance fund by the state comptroller. |
A07505 Actions:
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05/13/2015 | referred to labor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/28/2015 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2015 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2015 | rules report cal.153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2015 | ordered to third reading rules cal.153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | REFERRED TO LABOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2015 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S4925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2015 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2015 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/10/2015 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/20/2015 | vetoed memo.240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/20/2015 | tabled |
A07505 Committee Votes:
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Abbate
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Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
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Solages
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Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
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McDonald
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Ra
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Stec
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Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
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McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
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Tedisco
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Borelli
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Duprey
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Joyner
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Miller
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Rivera
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Tenney
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Brabenec
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Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
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Montesano
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Roberts
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Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
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Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
ER
Rodriguez
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Titus
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
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Ryan
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Weprin
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Butler
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Gantt
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Lavine
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Oaks
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Saladino
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Woerner
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Cahill
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Garbarino
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A07505 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7505 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, TITUS -- (at request of the State Comp- troller) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to eliminat- ing certain unconstitutional language relating to the pre-audit of expenditures from the state insurance fund by the state comptroller The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 88 of the workers' compensation law, as amended by 2 chapter 6 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 88. Administration expenses. The entire expense of administering the 4 state insurance fund shall be paid out of such fund which shall not be 5 considered an agency or a fund of the state for the purposes of section 6 four of the state finance law. The portion of such expenses applicable 7 and chargeable to the disability benefits fund [and the medical and8hospital malpractice fund] shall be determined on an equitable basis 9 with due allowance for the division of overhead expenses. Not later than 10 the first day of November there shall be submitted to the director of 11 the budget for his approval an estimated budget of expenditures for the 12 succeeding calendar year having due regard to the business interests and 13 contract obligations of the fund. There may not be expended for the 14 state insurance fund for purposes of administration more than the 15 amounts specified in such budget for each item of expenditure, except as 16 authorized by the director of the budget. There shall be submitted to 17 the director of the budget quarterly financial statements on a calendar 18 year basis. In no case shall the amount of administrative expenditures 19 so authorized for an entire year [for] from the workers' compensation 20 [insurance] fund exceed twenty-five per centum of the earned premiums 21 for such insurance for that year. In no case shall the amount of admin- 22 istrative expenditures authorized for the disability benefits fund for 23 an entire year exceed twenty-five per centum of the premiums earned by 24 that fund for such insurance for that year. [In no case shall the amountEXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03006-01-5A. 7505 2 1of expenditures authorized for the medical and hospital malpractice fund2for an entire year exceed twenty-five per centum of the premiums earned3by that fund.] If there be officers or employees of the department whose 4 duties relate partly to the general work of the department and partly to 5 the work of the state insurance fund, and in case there is other expense 6 which is incurred jointly on behalf of the general work of the depart- 7 ment and the state insurance fund, an equitable apportionment of the 8 expense shall be made and the part thereof which is applicable to the 9 state insurance fund shall be chargeable thereto. The expenses of the 10 department of audit and control incurred in connection with the pre-au- 11 dit of expenditures of the state insurance fund, as required by section 12 one hundred eleven of the state finance law, shall be a charge against 13 and be paid out of the moneys of the state insurance fund and there 14 shall be included in the annual estimate submitted pursuant to this 15 section an amount sufficient to pay such expenses for the period covered 16 by such estimate. Notwithstanding section four of the state finance law, 17 the state comptroller is authorized to process or approve payments 18 related to business taxes, various workers' compensation board assess- 19 ments and assessments related to the workers' compensation rating board 20 directly from the fund's accounts without explicit appropriation author- 21 ity. The commissioner of labor shall include in his annual report to the 22 legislature a statement of the commissioners showing the expense of 23 administering the state fund for the preceding year. All appointments to 24 positions in the state insurance fund shall be made subject to civil 25 service requirements. 26 § 2. Section 88 of the workers' compensation law, as amended by chap- 27 ter 635 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 28 [§ 88. Administration expenses. The entire expense of administering29the state insurance fund shall be paid out of such fund which shall not30be considered an agency or a fund of the state for the purposes of31section four of the state finance law. The portion of such expenses32applicable and chargeable to the disability benefits fund shall be33determined on an equitable basis with due allowance for the division of34overhead expenses. There shall be submitted to the director of the budg-35et quarterly financial statements on a calendar year basis. In no case36shall the amount of administrative expenditures so authorized for an37entire year from the workers' compensation fund exceed twenty-five per38centum of the earned premiums for such insurance for that year. In no39case shall the amount of administrative expenditures authorized for the40disability benefits fund for an entire year exceed twenty-five per41centum of the premiums earned by that fund for such insurance for that42year. No payment, expenditure or refund out of the state insurance fund43shall be subject to pre-audit by the department of audit and control as44provided by section one hundred eleven of the state finance law. All45appointments to positions in the state insurance fund shall be made46subject to civil service requirements.] 47 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that 48 section one of this act shall be deemed to have been in full force and 49 effect on and after April 1, 1996.