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S8131 • 2025

Relates to payment of certain awards for disability

Relates to payment of certain awards for disability

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Sponsor
Jessica Ramos
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
Senate Floor Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

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Relates to payment of certain awards for disability

Relates to payment of certain awards for disability Includes the unaccrued portion of a non-schedule award in the amounts to be payable to and for the benefit of certain persons where a claimant was entitled to death benefits at the time of death.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to payment of certain awards for disability Includes the unaccrued portion of a non-schedule award in the amounts to be payable to and for the benefit of certain persons where a claimant was entitled to death benefits at the time of death.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 Senate

    SUBSTITUTED BY A8480

  2. 2026-05-04 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2026-04-29 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2026-04-28 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.870

  5. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO LABOR

  6. 2025-06-13 Senate

    COMMITTED TO RULES

  7. 2025-05-29 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  8. 2025-05-28 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  9. 2025-05-27 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.1302

  10. 2025-05-15 Senate

    REFERRED TO LABOR

Official Summary Text

Relates to payment of certain awards for disability
Includes the unaccrued portion of a non-schedule award in the amounts to be payable to and for the benefit of certain persons where a claimant was entitled to death benefits at the time of death.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          8131

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      May 15, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

        AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to payment of
          certain awards for disability

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 4 of section 15 of the
     2  workers'  compensation  law,  as  amended  by chapter 168 of the laws of
     3  1979, is amended to read as follows:
     4    An award made to a claimant under subdivision three OF  THIS  SECTION,
     5  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, THE UNACCRUED PORTION OF A NON-SCHEDULE
     6  AWARD, PROVIDED THAT THE CLAIMANT WAS ENTITLED TO BENEFITS AT  THE  TIME
     7  OF  DEATH,  shall,  in  case of death arising from causes other than the
     8  injury, be payable to and for the benefit of the persons following:
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13124-01-5