---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the reimbursement of employment-related transportation expenses incurred due to the physical injuries sustained as a direct result of a crime"
description: "Relates to the reimbursement of employment-related transportation expenses incurred due to the physical injuries sustained as a direct result of a crime."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 5443"
citation: "New York S 5443 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PERSAUD"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-05-01"
last_action: "2020-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90d9d7fd-f8ae-4103-970f-f0c99b934d6b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S5443"
source_hash: "86154965acfa8913692d510837d563d4714a599dcac5c54f07b4d7da0d286c56"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 5443 (2019-2020) — Relates to the reimbursement of employment-related transportation expenses incurred due to the physical injuries sustained as a direct result of a crime

Relates to the reimbursement of employment-related transportation expenses incurred due to the physical injuries sustained as a direct result of a crime.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S5443** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5443&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **140–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- PERSAUD — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-01** REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.683
- **2019-05-14** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-14** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-05-14** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** 1ST REPORT CAL.222
- **2020-01-22** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2020-01-23** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2020-02-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-02-11** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-02-11** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-21** SUBSTITUTED FOR A10307
- **2020-07-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.203
- **2020-07-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-21** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-09-25** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-07** SIGNED CHAP.233 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90d9d7fd-f8ae-4103-970f-f0c99b934d6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).