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21 Co-sponsors
- Ginny Fields
- RoAnn Destito
- Harvey Weisenberg
- Michelle Schimel
- Ellen C. Jaffee
- James Conte
- Nancy Calhoun
- Peter Lopez
- David Koon
- Addie Jenne
- Aileen Gunther
- Michael Benedetto
- Vanessa Gibson
- Alan Maisel
- Charles Lavine
- Kenneth Zebrowski
- Adriano Espaillat
- Michael G. Miller
- Dennis H. Gabryszak
- Robert Castelli
- Timothy P. Gordon
39 Multi-sponsors
- George Amedore
- James Bacalles
- William A. Barclay
- James F. Brennan
- Daniel Burling
- Marc Butler
- Kevin Cahill
- Clifford Crouch
- Janet Duprey
- Joseph Errigo
- Gary Finch
- Sandy Galef
- Joseph Giglio
- Richard Gottfried
- Stephen Hawley
- James Hayes
- Andrew Hevesi
- Brian Kolb
- George Latimer
- Barbara Lifton
- Donna Lupardo
- William Magee
- William Magnarelli
- John McEneny
- Thomas McKevitt
- Dean Murray
- Robert Oaks
- Thomas F. O'Mara
- Audrey Pheffer
- Andrew Raia
- Bill Reilich
- Robert Reilly
- Teresa Sayward
- Robin Schimminger
- Dierdre Scozzafava
- Robert Sweeney
- Fred Thiele
- Matthew Titone
- David Townsend
History
- Print number 9000a
- Amend and recommit to labor
- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Relates to providing firefighters with appropriate equipment and procedures; repealer
In Senate Committee · Labor · Sponsor Craig M. Johnson
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A9000A
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to provide safety ropes and system components to firefighters; and to repeal paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 27-a of the labor law relating to the definition of system components
Purpose
This bill exempts volunteer fire districts from requiring safe- ty ropes and system components for use by firefighters and from the training in the use of such ropes.
Summary of provisions
Section 1- Subdivision 4 of section 27-a of the labor law is amended by adding a new paragraph.
Section 2- Contains Effective Date.
Justification
This bill would exempt small fire companies from having safety rope and system components. These small fire companies receive no funding from the state and can't afford these required safety ropes. Some companies feel as if they have better products than the ropes and being required to have them is a waste of limited money that could be put to better use. These small fire companies also bring up the point that these ropes do not fit all the different situations that they face. The law should be more flexible to account for the conditions in small fire districts.
Prior legislative history
New legislation.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
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