Senate Bill S5231B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Increases permanent and temporary total disability benefits

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S5231 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6689
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8 & 9, Vol Ffs Ben L; amd §§8 & 9, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L

2013-S5231 - Summary

Increases permanent and temporary total disability benefits.

2013-S5231 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5231 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5231

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and  the  volun-
  teer  ambulance  workers'  benefit  law,  in relation to permanent and
  temporary total disability benefits

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  8 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, as
amended by chapter 574 of the laws  of  1998,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S  8.  Permanent total disability benefits. In the case of total disa-
bility adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter shall be  paid
[four  hundred]  SIX  HUNDRED  FIFTY  dollars  for  each week during the
continuance thereof.  Permanent total disability, within the meaning  of
this  section, shall exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer
firefighter has been lost permanently and totally as the result  of  the
injury.  The  loss  of  both  hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both
legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof, shall, in the absence of conclu-
sive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total  disability,  but
in  all  other  cases  permanent total disability shall be determined in
accordance with the facts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of  this
chapter,  an  injured  volunteer firefighter disabled due to the loss or
total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or  both  arms,  or  both
feet,  or  both legs, or any two thereof shall not suffer any diminution
of such weekly benefit by engaging in business  or  employment  provided
his or her weekly earnings or wages, when combined with his or her week-
ly  benefit  shall not be in excess of [six hundred] NINE HUNDRED SEVEN-
TY-FIVE dollars; and further  provided  that  the  application  of  this
section  shall  not  result  in  reduction  of benefits which an injured
volunteer firefighter who is disabled due to the loss or total  loss  of
use  of  both  eyes,  or both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09699-05-3
              

2013-S5231A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6689
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8 & 9, Vol Ffs Ben L; amd §§8 & 9, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L

2013-S5231A - Summary

Increases permanent and temporary total disability benefits.

2013-S5231A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5231A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5231--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and  the  volun-
  teer  ambulance  workers'  benefit  law,  in relation to permanent and
  temporary total disability benefits

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  8 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, as
amended by chapter 574 of the laws  of  1998,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S  8.  Permanent total disability benefits. In the case of total disa-
bility adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter shall be  paid
[four  hundred]  SIX  HUNDRED  FIFTY  dollars  for  each week during the
continuance thereof.  Permanent total disability, within the meaning  of
this  section, shall exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer
firefighter has been lost permanently and totally as the result  of  the
injury.  The  loss  of  both  hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both
legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof, shall, in the absence of conclu-
sive proof to the contrary, constitute permanent total  disability,  but
in  all  other  cases  permanent total disability shall be determined in
accordance with the facts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of  this
chapter,  an  injured  volunteer firefighter disabled due to the loss or
total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or  both  arms,  or  both
feet,  or  both legs, or any two thereof shall not suffer any diminution
of such weekly benefit by engaging in business  or  employment  provided
his or her weekly earnings or wages, when combined with his or her week-
ly  benefit  shall not be in excess of [six hundred] NINE HUNDRED SEVEN-
TY-FIVE dollars; and further  provided  that  the  application  of  this
section  shall  not  result  in  reduction  of benefits which an injured

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09699-07-3
              

2013-S5231B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6689
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8 & 9, Vol Ffs Ben L; amd §§8 & 9, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L

2013-S5231B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases permanent and temporary total disability benefits.

2013-S5231B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5231B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5231--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local
  Government in accordance with Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volun-
  teer ambulance workers' benefit law,  in  relation  to  permanent  and
  temporary total disability benefits

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 8 of the volunteer firefighters'  benefit  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  574  of  the  laws  of 1998, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 8. Permanent total disability benefits. In the case of  total  disa-
bility  adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter shall be paid
[four hundred] SIX HUNDRED  FIFTY  dollars  for  each  week  during  the
continuance  thereof.  Permanent total disability, within the meaning of
this section, shall exist only if the earning capacity of the  volunteer
firefighter  has  been lost permanently and totally as the result of the
injury. The loss of both hands, or both arms,  or  both  feet,  or  both
legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof, shall, in the absence of conclu-
sive  proof  to the contrary, constitute permanent total disability, but
in all other cases permanent total disability  shall  be  determined  in
accordance  with the facts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
chapter, an injured volunteer firefighter disabled due to  the  loss  or
total  loss  of  use  of both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both
feet, or both legs, or any two thereof shall not suffer  any  diminution
of  such  weekly  benefit by engaging in business or employment provided
his or her weekly earnings or wages, when combined with his or her week-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09699-08-4
              

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