New York A 4729: Relates to a presumption for Parkinson's disease

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A04729 Summary:

BILL NOA04729 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08376

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SPONSORJones

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COSPNSRPheffer Amato

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §11-d, Vol Ffs Ben L

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Provides that where any condition of impairment of health caused by Parkinson's disease, resulting in total or partial disability or death to a volunteer firefighter, where such volunteer firefighter successfully passed a physical examination on entry into such service or subsequent thereto, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumptive evidence that such disability or death was caused by the natural and proximate result of an accident, not caused by such firefighter's own negligence; and was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty, unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence.

Go to top A04729 Actions:

BILL NOA04729 

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02/05/2025referred to local governments

02/11/2025reported referred to ways and means

09/08/2025enacting clause stricken

Go to topA04729 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Chair:Jones 
DATE:02/11/2025AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means JonesAyeBrownAye

RamosExcusedFriendAye

WoernerAyeManktelowAye

JacobsonAyeGallahanExcused

ClarkAyeSimpsonAye

ConradAyeBeephanAye

RiveraAye

LevenbergAye

ShimskyAye

ShresthaAye

SchiavoniAye

WiederAye

KassayAye

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA04729 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04729 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4729

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to
 a presumption for Parkinson's disease; and providing for the repeal of
 such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The volunteer firefighters' benefit law is amended by
 2 adding a new section 11-d to read as follows:
 3 § 11-d. Volunteer firefighters; presumption for Parkinson's disease.
 4 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or of any general, special
 5 or local law to the contrary, and for the purposes of this chapter, any
 6 condition of impairment of health caused by Parkinson's disease, result-
 7 ing in total or partial disability or death to a volunteer firefighter,
 8 where such volunteer firefighter successfully passed a physical examina-
 9 tion on entry into such service or subsequent thereto, which examination
 10 failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumptive
 11 evidence that such disability or death (a) was caused by the natural and
 12 proximate result of an accident, not caused by such firefighter's own
 13 negligence, and (b) was incurred in the performance and discharge of
 14 duty, unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 16 deemed repealed June 30, 2030.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08847-01-5

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