New York Senate Bill 2777 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-01 - PRINT NUMBER 2777A
Pending: Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Directs the NYS energy research and development authority and public and private operators of each nuclear-powered electric generating facility to establish a nuclear whistleblower access and assistance program; makes related provisions as to elements of the program and provides that employees of such plants shall not be subject to retaliation; requires authority to investigate reported safety concerns; provides that whistleblowers shall have standing to litigate and may do so without exhaustion of administration remedies; authorizes the attorney general to bring actions to enforce the labor law provisions.

Directs the NYS energy research and development authority and public and private operators of each nuclear-powered electric generating facility to establish a nuclear whistleblower access and assistance program; makes related provisions as to elements of the program and provides that employees of such plants shall not be subject to retaliation; requires authority to investigate reported safety concerns; provides that whistleblowers shall have standing to litigate and may do so without exhaustion of administration remedies; authorizes the attorney general to bring actions to enforce the labor law provisions.

Sen. Liz Krueger [D]

Sen. Jesse Hamilton [D]

Sen. Bill Perkins [D]

Sen. Jose Serrano [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-01	Senate	PRINT NUMBER 2777A
2016-02-01	Senate	AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2016-01-06	Senate	REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2015-01-29	Senate	REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02777&term=2015&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02777&term=2015&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S02777
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02777&term=2015&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S02777A