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type: "Bill"
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title: "Requires public employers to adopt a plan for operations in the event of a declared public health emergency involving a communicable disease"
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description: "Requires public employers to adopt a plan for operations in the event of a declared public health emergency involving a communicable disease which shall include identification of essential personnel, needed personal protective equipment, staggering work shifts and providing necessary technology for telecommuting."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "S 8617"
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citation: "New York S 8617 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["GOUNARDES"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2020-06-22"
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last_action: "2020-09-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6f68656-aaac-4fb8-a17a-044768ab6cd8"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S8617"
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source_hash: "0893d7916777da237930bf4cfe7626a2c488a7e7b9dd2462b0e0ae4230f028a6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York S 8617 (2019-2020) — Requires public employers to adopt a plan for operations in the event of a declared public health emergency involving a communicable disease
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Requires public employers to adopt a plan for operations in the event of a declared public health emergency involving a communicable disease which shall include identification of essential personnel, needed personal protective equipment, staggering work shifts and providing necessary technology for telecommuting.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **S8617** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8617&term=2019&Text=Y)
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2. **S8617A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S8617A)
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3. **S8617B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S8617B)
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## Votes
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- Rules Vote - Version: B — **19–0** (pass) · upper
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- Floor Vote - Version: B — **58–2** (pass) · upper
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- Labor Vote - Version: A — **12–1** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **141–0** (pass) · lower
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- Finance Vote - Version: B — **22–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- GOUNARDES — primary (person)
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- BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
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- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)
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- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
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- HOYLMAN — cosponsor (person)
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- KAPLAN — cosponsor (person)
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- LIU — cosponsor (person)
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- MAY — cosponsor (person)
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- MYRIE — cosponsor (person)
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- RAMOS — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-06-22** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2020-07-13** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
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- **2020-07-15** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
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- **2020-07-15** PRINT NUMBER 8617A `amendment-passage`
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- **2020-07-17** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
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- **2020-07-17** PRINT NUMBER 8617B `amendment-passage`
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- **2020-07-20** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
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- **2020-07-21** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2020-07-22** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.930
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- **2020-07-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2020-07-23** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2020-07-23** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
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- **2020-07-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR A10832
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- **2020-07-23** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.349
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- **2020-07-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2020-07-23** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2020-09-07** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-09-07** SIGNED CHAP.168 `executive-signature`
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- **2020-09-07** APPROVAL MEMO.7
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6f68656-aaac-4fb8-a17a-044768ab6cd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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