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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6078: Relates to permitting certain claims for compensation based on death due to COVID-19 in memory of Joseph Fletcher

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 6078 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to permitting certain claims for compensation based on death due to COVID-19 in memory of Joseph Fletcher. Primary sponsor: Kevin Parker (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2026): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Enacts the "Joseph Fletcher act"; permits certain claims by essential employees for compensation based on death due to COVID-19 which were previously denied or not timely filed.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin ParkerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  2. REFERRED TO LABOR
  3. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  4. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source