A04729Introduced in the Assembly
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 by D. Billy Jones, District 115
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Official 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.
Where it stands
enacting clause stricken
September 8, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
AssemblyStage: Assembly Local Governments Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means · February 11, 2025
18
Yes
0
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
20 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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| Assemblymember | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Schiavoni | 1 | Yes |
| Rebecca Kassay | 4 | Yes |
| Philip Ramos | 6 | Absent |
| Kwani O'Pharrow | 11 | Yes |
| Keith Brown | 12 | Yes |
| Maryjane Shimsky | 92 | Yes |
| Dana Levenberg | 95 | Yes |
| Aron Wieder | 97 | Yes |
| Sarahana Shrestha | 103 | Yes |
| Jonathan Jacobson | 104 | Yes |
Bill history
referred to local governments
reported referred to ways and means
enacting clause stricken
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