Assembly Bill A5480B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to primary social security retirement benefits for members of the New York city fire department pension fund

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A5480 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5467
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§505, 511 & 516, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10690, S8149
2021-2022: A6930, S6082

2023-A5480 - Summary

Relates to primary social security retirement benefits for certain members; provides that in the computation of the normal service retirement benefit of members of the New York city fire department pension fund, there shall be no reduction for the primary social security retirement benefit.

2023-A5480 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5480
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   primary  social  security  retirement benefits for police/fire members
   who are members of the New York city fire department pension fund

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 505 of the retirement and social security law, as
 amended by chapter 18 of the  laws  of  2012,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   § 505. Service retirement benefits; police/fire members, New York city
 uniformed  correction/sanitation  revised  plan members and investigator
 revised plan members. a.  The  normal  service  retirement  benefit  for
 police/fire  members,  New  York  city  uniformed  correction/sanitation
 revised plan members and investigator revised  plan  members  at  normal
 retirement  age shall be a pension equal to fifty percent of final aver-
 age salary, less fifty percent of the primary social security retirement
 benefit commencing at age sixty-two, as provided in section five hundred
 eleven of this article, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMPUTATION  OF  THE
 NORMAL  SERVICE  RETIREMENT BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE
 DEPARTMENT PENSION FUND, SHALL NOT BE  REDUCED  BY  THE  PRIMARY  SOCIAL
 SECURITY  RETIREMENT  BENEFIT COMMENCING AT AGE SIXTY-TWO AS PROVIDED IN
 SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   b. The early service retirement benefit for police/fire  members,  New
 York  city  uniformed  correction/sanitation  revised  plan  members and
 investigator revised plan members shall be a pension equal  to  two  and
 one-tenths  percent  of  final  average  salary  times years of credited
 service at the completion of twenty years of service or upon  attainment
 of age sixty-two, increased by one-third of one percent of final average
 salary  for  each month of service in excess of twenty years, but not in
 excess of fifty percent of final average salary, less fifty  percent  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07867-02-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A5480A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5467
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§505, 511 & 516, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10690, S8149
2021-2022: A6930, S6082

2023-A5480A - Summary

Relates to primary social security retirement benefits for certain members; provides that in the computation of the normal service retirement benefit of members of the New York city fire department pension fund, there shall be no reduction for the primary social security retirement benefit.

2023-A5480A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5480--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO, BURDICK, DICKENS -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   primary social security retirement benefits  for  police/fire  members
   who are members of the New York city fire department pension fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 505 of the retirement and social security  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  18  of  the  laws  of  2012, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 505. Service retirement benefits; police/fire members, New York city
 uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan  members  and  investigator
 revised  plan  members.  a.  The  normal  service retirement benefit for
 police/fire  members,  New  York  city  uniformed  correction/sanitation
 revised  plan  members  and  investigator revised plan members at normal
 retirement age shall be a pension equal to fifty percent of final  aver-
 age salary, less fifty percent of the primary social security retirement
 benefit commencing at age sixty-two, as provided in section five hundred
 eleven  of  this article, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMPUTATION OF THE
 NORMAL SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK  CITY  FIRE
 DEPARTMENT  PENSION  FUND,  SHALL  NOT  BE REDUCED BY THE PRIMARY SOCIAL
 SECURITY RETIREMENT BENEFIT COMMENCING AT AGE SIXTY-TWO AS  PROVIDED  IN
 SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   b.  The  early service retirement benefit for police/fire members, New
 York city  uniformed  correction/sanitation  revised  plan  members  and
 investigator  revised  plan  members shall be a pension equal to two and
 one-tenths percent of final  average  salary  times  years  of  credited
 service  at the completion of twenty years of service or upon attainment
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07867-05-4
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A5480B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5467
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§505, 511 & 516, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10690, S8149
2021-2022: A6930, S6082

2023-A5480B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to primary social security retirement benefits for certain members; provides that in the computation of the normal service retirement benefit of members of the New York city fire department pension fund, there shall be no reduction for the primary social security retirement benefit.

2023-A5480B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5480--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO, BURDICK, DICKENS -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
   reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   primary social security retirement benefits  for  police/fire  members
   who are members of the New York city fire department pension fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 505 of the retirement and social security  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  18  of  the  laws  of  2012, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 505. Service retirement benefits; police/fire members, New York city
 uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan  members  and  investigator
 revised  plan  members.  a.  The  normal  service retirement benefit for
 police/fire  members,  New  York  city  uniformed  correction/sanitation
 revised  plan  members  and  investigator revised plan members at normal
 retirement age shall be a pension equal to fifty percent of final  aver-
 age salary, less fifty percent of the primary social security retirement
 benefit commencing at age sixty-two, as provided in section five hundred
 eleven  of  this article, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMPUTATION OF THE
 NORMAL SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK  CITY  FIRE
 DEPARTMENT  PENSION  FUND,  SHALL  NOT  BE REDUCED BY THE PRIMARY SOCIAL
 SECURITY RETIREMENT BENEFIT COMMENCING AT AGE SIXTY-TWO AS  PROVIDED  IN
 SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   b.  The  early service retirement benefit for police/fire members, New
 York city  uniformed  correction/sanitation  revised  plan  members  and
 investigator  revised  plan  members shall be a pension equal to two and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07867-08-4
              

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