New York S 8462: Allows a claimant who voluntarily separates from employment during the COVID-19 emergency to receive unemployment benefits

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S08462 Summary:

BILL NOS08462 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08908

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SPONSORFAHY

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COSPNSRSALAZAR, MAYER, KRUEGER, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES,
 HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §838-c, Exec L

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Prohibits local, state and federal law enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties; excludes certain protective masks.

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BILL NOS08462 

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07/21/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8462

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 July 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. FAHY, SALAZAR, MAYER, KRUEGER -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Rules

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting law
 enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while
 interacting with the public in the performance of their duties

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 838-c
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 838-c. Masks and disguises prohibited. 1. A law enforcement officer
 4 shall not wear any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the
 5 public in the performance of their duties, except for medical grade
 6 masks that are surgical or N95 respirators designed to prevent the tran-
 7 smission of airborne diseases, masks designed to protect against expo-
 8 sure to smoke during a fire involved situation, masks necessary to
 9 perform duties during a water rescue operation, masks related to
 10 protection against exposure to biological or chemical agents during an
 11 incident where such agents may be present, or masks designed to protect
 12 against exposure to cold during a declared weather emergency.
 13 2. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section, special weapons
 14 and tactics (SWAT) team officers are permitted to utilize gear necessary
 15 to protect their faces from physical harm while they perform their SWAT
 16 responsibilities.
 17 3. All law enforcement officers shall be clearly identified by their
 18 name or badge number on their uniforms.
 19 4. For the purposes of this section, "law enforcement officer" shall
 20 mean any officer of a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency,
 21 or any person acting on behalf of a local, state, or federal law
 22 enforcement agency.
 23 5. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13411-02-5

 S. 8462 2

 1 § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 2 sion, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of
 3 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
 4 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
 5 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
 6 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 7 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 8 the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if such
 9 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
 10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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