| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2016 |
committed to rules |
| Feb 01, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
| Jan 26, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
| Jan 25, 2016 |
1st report cal.66 |
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
| Jun 25, 2015 |
committed to rules |
| Jun 03, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
| Jun 02, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
| Jun 01, 2015 |
1st report cal.1094 |
| Feb 05, 2015 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S3320
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2015-S3320 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3539
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Retirement
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S5543, A7060
2011-2012: S4371, A2007
2013-2014: S3627, A902
2017-2018: S8220, A5455
2019-2020: S3854, A4203
2021-2022: S5030
2023-2024: S4191
2025-2026: S5868
2015-S3320 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance; defines employers to include the state, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities and commissions.
2015-S3320 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3320
TITLE OF BILL: An act to prohibit public employers from diminishing
the health insurance benefits and contributions of certain retired
public employees
PURPOSE:
This bill would prohibit state and local governments from diminishing
the health insurance benefits of retirees below the level of benefits
that are in place 30 days after this act shall become law.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Prohibits the State and local governments from diminishing
the health insurance benefits of retirees and their dependents, as
well as the employer contribution toward such health insurance, below
the level of benefits in place 30 days after this act shall take
effect. This bill does not apply to school districts and BOCES because
they have been recently covered under the current law.
Section 2: Grants precedence to collective bargaining agreements.
Section 3: Provides for future retirees from positions not subject to
a collective bargaining agreement.
2015-S3320 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3320
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 5, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT to prohibit public employers from diminishing the health insur-
ance benefits and contributions of certain retired public employees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. On and after the effective date of this act, a public
employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the health insurance bene-
fits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such
employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of
such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their
dependents by such employer as of the effective date of this act. For
the purpose of this act, "public employer" shall mean the following: (i)
the state; (ii) a county, city, town or village; (iii) any governmental
entity operating a college or university; (iv) a public improvement or
special district including police or fire districts; (v) a public
authority, commission or public benefit corporation; or (vi) any other
public corporation, agency, instrumentality or unit of government which
exercises governmental power under the laws of this state. The term
public employer shall not include any school district, board of cooper-
ative educational services, vocational education and extension board or
school district as enumerated in section 1 of chapter 566 of the laws of
1977, as amended.
S 2. Nothing contained in this act shall supersede or diminish the
terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
S 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one of this act to the
contrary, a public employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the
health insurance benefits provided to retirees who retire after the
effective date of this act from positions not subject to a collective
bargaining agreement and their dependents, or the contributions such
employer makes for such health insurance coverage, below the level of
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01285-01-5
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