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NY S08376
Bill
Status
6/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Siela Bynoe
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AI Summary
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Creates a legal presumption that Parkinson's disease in volunteer firefighters is job-related for disability and death benefit purposes under the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
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Applies to volunteer firefighters who passed a physical examination upon entry to service or thereafter that showed no evidence of Parkinson's disease
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Presumes the disability or death was caused by an accident not due to the firefighter's own negligence and occurred in the line of duty
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Allows the presumption to be rebutted by competent evidence proving otherwise
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Takes effect immediately and expires on June 30, 2030
Legislative 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.
Last Action
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1/7/2026