New York A 3168: Relates to requiring posting notice of the department of financial services toll free consumer's hotline telephone number

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A03168 Summary:

BILL NOA03168 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORColton (MS)

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COSPNSRRosenthal, Cook

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MLTSPNSRRivera, Walker

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Add Art 37 §§1050 - 1054, Lab L

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Enacts CJ's Law--oil and gas drilling workplace safety act; requires the enactment of rules and regulations for enhanced workplace safety and employee training for all oil and gas drilling operations in the state; provides that new permit holders should utilize union laborers or laborers with specific training; provides that employers shall report workplace accidents and the commissioner of the department of labor must publish a quarterly report on workplace accidents.

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BILL NOA03168 

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01/23/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3168

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, ROSENTHAL, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by --
 M. of A. RIVERA, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting CJ's Law--oil and
 gas drilling workplace safety act

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

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 37 to read
 2 as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 37
 4 OIL AND GAS DRILLING WORKPLACE SAFETY
 5 Section 1050. Short title.
 6 1051. Rules and regulations.
 7 1052. Applicability of the workers' compensation law.
 8 1053. Special requirements.
 9 1054. Reports of injuries.
 10 § 1050. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
 11 "CJ's law--oil and gas drilling workplace safety act".
 12 § 1051. Rules and regulations. 1. The department, in conjunction with
 13 the department of environmental conservation, shall issue rules and
 14 regulations to provide for enhanced workplace safety requirements and
 15 employee training requirements for all oil and gas drilling operations
 16 in the state. Such rules and regulations shall include, but shall not be
 17 limited to, requirements relating to exposure to chemicals, work hours
 18 for both drilling site employees and employees involved in transporta-
 19 tion, including truck drivers working on and off the drill rig site,
 20 safety of machinery, proper care and treatment of clothing worn on
 21 drilling sites, use of proper masks to protect worker respiratory
 22 health, use of proper lighting, safety of living conditions for workers,
 23 safety of site location, including stability of ground surfaces neces-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06304-01-5

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 1 sary to support all equipment used at drilling sites, and required dura-
 2 tion of training.
 3 2. The rules and regulations issued pursuant to subdivision one of
 4 this section shall be printed in English in at least fourteen point type
 5 and conspicuously posted in a visible and prominent location at each oil
 6 and gas drilling site location.
 7 § 1052. Applicability of the workers' compensation law. Pursuant to
 8 section three of the workers' compensation law, all employees engaged in
 9 oil and gas drilling operations in the state of New York shall be
 10 considered to be engaged in hazardous employment, for which compensation
 11 shall be payable for injuries or death incurred by such employees in the
 12 course of such hazardous employment. In the event any covered employer
 13 conducting oil and gas drilling operations in this state fails to make
 14 provision of payment of disability benefits as required by section two
 15 hundred eleven of the workers' compensation law, such employer shall be
 16 subject to the penalties set forth in section two hundred twenty of the
 17 workers' compensation law.
 18 § 1053. Special requirements. All applicants for a new drilling permit
 19 for an oil and gas drilling operation shall utilize union laborers;
 20 and/or laborers who have been trained or are undergoing training, appro-
 21 priate for the type o