New York A 4915: Relates to death certificates for persons whose death is caused by an opioid overdose

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A04915 Summary:

BILL NOA04915 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03488

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSRStern, Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§63-j & 607-m, R & SS L

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Provides a performance of duty presumption for diseases of the heart for members who serve as an ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordinator, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, or a member who performs police medic or police emergency ambulance related services and is employed in the Nassau county police department.

Go to top A04915 Actions:

BILL NOA04915 

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02/10/2025referred to governmental employees

06/17/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/17/2025reported referred to rules

06/17/2025reported 

06/17/2025rules report cal.926

06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.926

06/17/2025substituted by s3488

&nbspS03488 AMEND= JACKSON

&nbsp01/28/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp05/20/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/11/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/11/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1807

&nbsp06/11/2025HOME RULE REQUEST

&nbsp06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/11/2025referred to governmental employees

&nbsp06/17/2025substituted for a4915

&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.926

&nbsp06/17/2025home rule request

&nbsp06/17/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/17/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025VETOED MEMO.141

Go to topA04915 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/17/2025AYE/NAY:31/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickNayFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAbsentDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAbsent

SeptimoAbsent

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/17/2025AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliExcusedReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA04915 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA04915 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4915

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 10, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 disability benefits for certain individuals employed by the Nassau
 county police department

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

 1 Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 2 a new section 63-j to read as follows:
 3 § 63-j. Certain impairment of health; presumption. Notwithstanding any
 4 provision of this chapter or any general or special law to the contrary,
 5 any condition of impairment of health caused by diseases of the heart,
 6 resulting in the disability or death to a member who serves as an ambu-
 7 lance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance
 8 medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical
 9 technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordina-
 10 tor, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance
 11 services - county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance
 12 services - county, or a member who performs police m