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NY A03168
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
William Colton
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AI Summary
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Creates "CJ's Law" requiring the Department of Labor and Department of Environmental Conservation to establish enhanced workplace safety and training requirements for oil and gas drilling operations, covering chemical exposure, work hours, machinery safety, respiratory protection, lighting, and living conditions
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Classifies all oil and gas drilling employees as engaged in hazardous employment under workers' compensation law, with penalties for employers who fail to provide required disability benefits
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Requires new drilling permit applicants to use union laborers and/or workers trained through approved apprenticeship programs, educational institutions, or department-approved providers, with training certificates posted at work sites
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Mandates drilling permit holders report any workplace accident to the commissioner by the next business day, with civil penalties of $1,000 for first violation, $2,000 for second, and $3,000 for third or subsequent violations
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Requires the commissioner to publish quarterly public reports on all oil and gas drilling workplace accidents, available in writing and online on the department's website
Legislative Description
Enacts CJ's Law--oil and gas drilling workplace safety act; requires the enactment of rules and regulations for enhanced workplace safety and employee training for all oil and gas drilling operations in the state; provides that new permit holders should utilize union laborers or laborers with specific training; provides that employers shall report workplace accidents and the commissioner of the department of labor must publish a quarterly report on workplace accidents.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/7/2026