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A06424 Summary:

BILL NO	A06424
SAME AS	SAME AS S00661
SPONSOR	Bichotte Hermelyn
COSPNSR	Pichardo, Perry
MLTSPNSR
Add §16-a, Work Comp L
Provides a claim-filing opportunity for the widows and dependents of workers who died as a result of cancer caused by exposure to diesel exhaust.

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A06424 Actions:

BILL NO	A06424
03/17/2021	referred to labor
06/07/2021	reference changed to ways and means
06/09/2021	reported referred to rules
06/09/2021	reported
06/09/2021	rules report cal.666
06/09/2021	ordered to third reading rules cal.666
06/10/2021	substituted by s661
	S00661 AMEND= SANDERS
	01/06/2021	REFERRED TO LABOR
	06/10/2021	COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
	06/10/2021	ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1687
	06/10/2021	PASSED SENATE
	06/10/2021	DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
	06/10/2021	referred to ways and means
	06/10/2021	substituted for a6424
	06/10/2021	ordered to third reading rules cal.666
	06/10/2021	passed assembly
	06/10/2021	returned to senate
	10/18/2021	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
	10/29/2021	SIGNED CHAP.526

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A06424 Committee Votes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:06/09/2021AYE/NAY:23/10  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Nay
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Nolan
Excused
Hawley
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Perry
Aye
Blankenbush
Nay
Colton
Excused
Norris
Nay
Cook
Aye
Brabenec
Nay
Cahill
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Aubry
Aye
Byrne
Nay
Cusick
Aye
Ashby
Nay
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/09/2021AYE/NAY:28/1  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Nay
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye

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A06424 Floor Votes:

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A06424 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6424
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 17, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, PICHARDO, PERRY -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Labor
 
        AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  providing
          a  claim-filing  opportunity  for the widows and dependents of workers
          who died as a result of cancer caused by exposure to diesel exhaust

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as "the Nigro
     2  act".
     3    § 2. The workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new  section
     4  16-a to read as follows:
     5    §  16-a.  Death benefits due to diesel exposure. Where death is due in
     6  whole or part to any cancer  resulting  from  a  hazardous  exposure  to
     7  diesel  exhaust,  a  claim for death benefits shall not be disallowed as
     8  barred by section eighteen or section twenty-eight of  this  article  if
     9  such  claim  is  filed  within  one  year  of the effective date of this
    10  section. Such claims may be filed after such period in  accordance  with
    11  section eighteen and section twenty-eight of this article.
    12    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04662-01-1

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