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NY A 8037

in committee

Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8037 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8037 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

What is NY A 8037 about?

Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD by making their injury compensable if it cannot be shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the PTSD was caused by factors unrelated to their occupation.

Who sponsors NY A 8037?

Christopher Eachus is the primary sponsor of NY A 8037, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD by making their injury compensable if it cannot be shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the PTSD was caused by factors unrelated to their occupation.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Christopher Eachusprimary
  • Jen Lunsfordcosponsor
  • Angelo Santabarbaracosponsor
  • Marianne Buttenschoncosponsor
  • Anna Kellescosponsor
  • Jeff Gallahancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-22

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 4939not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 11294not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1979not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2302not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 7272

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8037?summary=&detail=

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