Senate Bill S2448A

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to changes in health insurance contracts or plans for retired officers, employees, and their families

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2448 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A639
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §92-a, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7872
2013-2014: S3687, A1227
2017-2018: S4324, S8118, A5210, A10337
2019-2020: S5930, A7870
2021-2022: S7074, A4099
2023-2024: S2690

2015-S2448 - Summary

Relates to changes in health insurance contracts or plans for retired officers, employees, and their families.

2015-S2448 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2448 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2448

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FARLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  providing
  notice  of health insurance contracts for retired officers, employees,
  and their families

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 92-a of the general municipal law,
as  amended by chapter 805 of the laws of 1984 and as further amended by
section 104 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended  and
a new subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows:
  2.  [A]  CONSISTENT  WITH  THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS
SECTION, A public corporation may contract with a non-profit  membership
corporation,  organized  under  article forty-three of the insurance law
and approved by the superintendent of financial services and  the  state
board  of social welfare, or with any insurance company authorized to do
business in this state for the purpose of furnishing medical and  surgi-
cal  services  and  hospital  service  as defined in such article forty-
three, or medical and surgical and hospital  insurance  to  persons  who
contract with such non-profit membership corporation or insurance compa-
ny,  or  who  subscribe to a plan or plans, as hereinafter provided. Any
such contract entered into by a  public  corporation  shall  permit  any
officer  or  employee  or group of officers or employees of an agency or
department of the public corporation voluntarily to subscribe to a  plan
or  plans providing for medical and surgical and hospital insurance for,
or medical and surgical services and hospital service to, such  officers
or  employees  and  their  families. Any such contract entered into by a
public corporation may, if authorized by the governing board or body and
subject to such conditions, limitations and eligibility requirements  as
may  be  fixed  by  such  board or body, permit any retired officers and
employees or group of retired officers and employees  of  an  agency  or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04353-01-5
              

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2015-S2448A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A639
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §92-a, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7872
2013-2014: S3687, A1227
2017-2018: S4324, S8118, A5210, A10337
2019-2020: S5930, A7870
2021-2022: S7074, A4099
2023-2024: S2690

2015-S2448A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to changes in health insurance contracts or plans for retired officers, employees, and their families.

2015-S2448A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2448A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2448--A
    Cal. No. 907

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. FARLEY, AKSHAR, LARKIN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Local  Government  -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government
  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  reported  favorably  from
  said  committee  and committed to the Committee on Finance -- reported
  favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  passed by Senate and delivered to the
  Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored  to  third  reading,
  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
  third reading

AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  providing
  notice  of health insurance contracts for retired officers, employees,
  and their families

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 92-a of the general municipal law,
as  amended by chapter 805 of the laws of 1984 and as further amended by
section 104 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended  and
a new subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows:
  2.  [A]  CONSISTENT  WITH  THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS
SECTION, A public corporation may contract with a non-profit  membership
corporation,  organized  under  article forty-three of the insurance law
and approved by the superintendent of financial services and  the  state
board  of social welfare, or with any insurance company authorized to do
business in this state for the purpose of furnishing medical and  surgi-
cal  services  and  hospital  service  as defined in such article forty-
three, or medical and surgical and hospital  insurance  to  persons  who
contract with such non-profit membership corporation or insurance compa-
ny,  or  who  subscribe to a plan or plans, as hereinafter provided. Any
such contract entered into by a  public  corporation  shall  permit  any
officer  or  employee  or group of officers or employees of an agency or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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