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Assembly approves narrower workers' compensation mental‑injury coverage bill
Summary
The New York State Assembly passed legislation amending the workers' compensation law to narrow eligibility for mental‑injury claims; sponsors said the change clarifies who may seek coverage and the bill takes effect immediately.
The New York State Assembly on Feb. 4 passed legislation to amend the state's workers' compensation law, advancing and approving the measure by voice and recorded vote.
The measure (Assembly number 1677, rules report 79) was advanced and then passed. The clerk announced the vote as "Ayes, 146. Nays, 0." The bill includes the standard final language read on the floor that "This act shall take effect immediately."
Assemblymember Walsh, speaking to explain her vote, said the enacted text is a "much more narrowly defined" chapter amendment that "tracks the debate" from prior consideration. She said the narrower definition limits who will be eligible to claim a mental injury under workers' compensation and called the change "a much more reasonable way of looking at it." She concluded by saying she was "happy to cast my vote in the affirmative."
The floor record shows no further debate or amendments on the chamber floor during the reading and vote. The motion to advance the bill was recorded under rules report 79 and the clerk subsequently recorded the affirmative tally.
The bill was taken up as part of the session's consent and rules calendar and passed without recorded opposition. No additional implementation details, funding breakdowns, or agency guidance were stated on the floor; Ms. Walsh's remarks were limited to legislative scope and intent.
