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A 2068: Grants excused leave to civil service employees during states of emergency as declared by the federal, state or a municipal government, when such employees are members of a volunteer fire department or a volunteer ambulance or rescue squad.
What A 2068 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law provides excused leave to civil service employees who are members of a volunteer fire department or ambulance squad during a state of emergency. During a declared state of emergency, these employees can take a leave of absence from their duties or services without it being charged against any other leave they are entitled to. They must maintain a log of their volunteer hours and submit it to their employer. The leave is excused and does not affect the employee's other leave entitlement. The law takes effect on the first day of the next year after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2068
- What is the current status of A 2068?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 2068 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental employees".
- Did A 2068 pass?
- Not yet. A 2068 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2068, and where is it now?
- A 2068 was authored by Asm. Brian Manktelow with 9 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental employees |
| May. 19, 2025 | held for consideration in governmental employees |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | referred to governmental employees |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 376 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2068 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MANKTELOW, ANGELINO, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, DURSO, HAWLEY, MILLER, McDONOUGH, TAGUE, WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to directing the granting of excused leave to civil service employees who are members of a volunteer fire department or a volunteer ambulance or rescue squad during a state of emergency The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 89 2 to read as follows: 3 § 89. Excused leave during a state of emergency. 1. Every person hold- 4 ing a position in the civil service who is a member of a volunteer fire 5 department or of a volunteer ambulance squad shall be entitled to absent 6 themself and shall be deemed to have a leave of absence from such 7 person's duties or service as such civil service employee, during a 8 state of emergency as declared by the federal, the state or a municipal 9 government, when such civil service employee is required to perform 10 duties or services for such volunteer department or squad as the result 11 of the state of emergency. 12 2. The entire period of the leave of absence granted pursuant to this 13 section shall be excused leave and shall not be charged against any 14 other leave such civil service employee is otherwise entitled to. 15 3. Every civil service employee taking such a leave of absence shall 16 maintain a log of all volunteer hours performed during the state of 17 emergency. Such log shall be signed by the employee and a line officer 18 of the volunteer organization, and be submitted to the employee's 19 employer. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 21 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03689-01-5
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