Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease
Summary
Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease by implementing a model infectious disease exposure prevention standard and requiring employers to implement such model or a similar plan; provides that where an action brought by an employee under the provisions of this section, or a defense, counterclaim, or crossclaim brought by an employer in response thereto, is found upon judgment to be completely without merit in law and undertaken primarily to harass or maliciously injure another, the court may in its discretion impose sanctions against the attorney or party who brought such action, defense, counterclaim or crossclaim; makes related provisions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Last action Apr 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2021
How they voted
45–15
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 61
Mar 1, 2021
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1034B
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1034A
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Gianaris
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
AB
Alessandra Biaggi
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
BA
Brian A. Benjamin
DDemocratic
Co
DJ
Diane J. Savino
DDemocratic
Co
ER
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
DDemocratic
Co
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
JG
James Gaughran
DDemocratic
Co
James Sanders
DDemocratic
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