NY A02563 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Passed on August 30 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-08-30 - signed chap.423
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

The bill provides that bereavement leave be granted to individuals involved in same-sex relationships on the same basis as those granted to employees who are married.

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Title

Provides that employers who extend funeral or bereavement leave to an employee for the death of a spouse, child, parent or other relative shall not deny the same leave for the death of an employee's same-sex committed partner; defines same-sex committed partners as those who are financially and emotionally interdependent in a manner commonly presumed of spouses.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-06-28 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 50 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-06-07 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 107 N: 26 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-08-30 signed chap.423
2010-08-18 delivered to governor
2010-06-28 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2010-06-28 PASSED SENATE
2010-06-08 3RD READING CAL.358
2010-06-08 SUBSTITUTED FOR S6177A
2010-06-07 REFERRED TO FINANCE
2010-06-07 delivered to senate
2010-06-07 passed assembly
2010-03-03 amended on third reading 2563a
2010-01-06 ordered to third reading cal.216
2010-01-06 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2010-01-06 DIED IN SENATE
2009-05-06 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2009-05-06 delivered to senate
2009-05-06 passed assembly
2009-04-30 advanced to third reading cal.440
2009-04-28 reported
2009-04-06 reported referred to ways and means
2009-01-20 referred to governmental operations

Same As/Similar To

S6177-A (Same As) 2010-06-08 - SUBSTITUTED BY A2563A

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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