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NY S 8376

in committee

Relates to a presumption for Parkinson's disease

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 8376 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8376 is in committee as of 2026-04-21 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-21): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 8376 about?

Provides that where any condition of impairment of health caused by Parkinson's disease, resulting in total or partial disability or death to a volunteer firefighter, where such volunteer firefighter successfully passed a physical examination on entry into such service or subsequent thereto, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumptive evidence that such disability or death was caused by the natural and proximate result of an accident, not caused by such firefighter's own negligence; and was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty, unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence.

Who sponsors NY S 8376?

Siela Bynoe is the primary sponsor of NY S 8376.

Description

Provides that where any condition of impairment of health caused by Parkinson's disease, resulting in total or partial disability or death to a volunteer firefighter, where such volunteer firefighter successfully passed a physical examination on entry into such service or subsequent thereto, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumptive evidence that such disability or death was caused by the natural and proximate result of an accident, not caused by such firefighter's own negligence; and was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty, unless the contrary be proven by competent evidence.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-21 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Siela Bynoeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-06

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-04-21

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Local Government Vote

    2026-04-21 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes

Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8376?summary=&detail=

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