Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 29, 2021 |
signed chap.543 |
Oct 18, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.726 substituted for a7620 referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1751 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 17, 2021 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S6796
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2021-S6796 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S6796 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that where a deputy sheriff would have been entitled to a service retirement benefit at the time of his or her death, the beneficiary may elect to receive an amount equal to the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of his or her death, or the value of the death benefit and the reserve-for-increased-take-home-pay, if any, whichever is greater.
2021-S6796 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6796 SPONSOR: BROOKS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to death benefits for deputy sheriffs employed by Suffolk county PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation will provide death benefits to Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Adds a new section 508-b to the retirement and social securi- ty law. Section 2: Adds a new section 606-b to the retirement and social securi- ty law.
2021-S6796 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6796 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 17, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to death benefits for deputy sheriffs employed by Suffolk county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 508-b to read as follows: § 508-B. DEATH BENEFITS FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS EMPLOYED BY SUFFOLK COUN- TY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE A DEPUTY SHERIFF WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTITLED TO A SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT AT THE TIME OF HIS OR HER DEATH AND WHERE HIS OR HER DEATH OCCURS ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE BENEFICIARY OR BENEFICIARIES MAY ELECT TO RECEIVE, IN A LUMP SUM, AN AMOUNT PAYABLE WHICH SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE PENSION RESERVE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED HAD THE MEMBER RETIRED ON THE DATE OF HIS OR HER DEATH, OR THE VALUE OF THE DEATH BENE- FIT AND THE RESERVE-FOR-INCREASED-TAKE-HOME-PAY, IF ANY, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. § 2. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 606-b to read as follows: § 606-B. DEATH BENEFITS FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS EMPLOYED BY SUFFOLK COUN- TY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE A DEPUTY SHERIFF WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTITLED TO A SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT AT THE TIME OF HIS OR HER DEATH AND WHERE HIS OR HER DEATH OCCURS ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE BENEFICIARY OR BENEFICIARIES MAY ELECT TO RECEIVE, IN A LUMP SUM, AN AMOUNT PAYABLE WHICH SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE PENSION RESERVE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED HAD THE MEMBER RETIRED ON THE DATE OF HIS OR HER DEATH, OR THE VALUE OF THE DEATH BENE- FIT AND THE RESERVE-FOR-INCREASED-TAKE-HOME-PAY, IF ANY, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06764-02-1
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