New York S 10009: Prohibits adverse employment action where an employee renders first aid or emergency treatment

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S10009 Summary:

BILL NOS10009 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10765

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SPONSORRYAN C

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3000-a, Pub Health L

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Prohibits adverse employment action where an employee renders first aid or emergency treatment unless it is established that such employee was grossly negligent in providing such first aid or emergency treatment.

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BILL NOS10009 

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04/22/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

05/19/20261ST REPORT CAL.1240

05/20/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/21/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10009

 IN SENATE

 April 22, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting
 adverse employment action where an employee renders first aid or emer-
 gency treatment

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3000-a of the public health law is
 2 renumbered subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as
 3 follows:
 4 2. No employee, whether in public or private employment, shall be
 5 subject to any adverse employment action, have their terms and condi-
 6 tions of employment altered, or be subject to discipline or reprimand,
 7 where such employee voluntarily and without expectation of monetary
 8 compensation, renders first aid or emergency treatment at the scene of
 9 an accident or other emergency outside a hospital, doctor's office or
 10 any other place having proper and necessary medical equipment in close
 11 proximity, to a person who is unconscious, ill, or injured, unless it is
 12 established that such employee was grossly negligent in providing such
 13 first aid or emergency treatment.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15309-01-6

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