Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to governmental employees |
Jun 02, 2023 |
print number 7563a |
Jun 02, 2023 |
amend and recommit to governmental employees |
May 25, 2023 |
referred to governmental employees |
Assembly Bill A7563A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PHEFFER AMATO
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2023-A7563 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7224
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Employees
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §604-b, R & SS L
2023-A7563 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7563 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 25, 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 death benefits for active New York city transit authority members THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 604-b of the retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows: F. DEATH BENEFITS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRA- RY, WHERE A NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY MEMBER WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTI- TLED TO A SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH BUT HAD NOT YET FILED FOR SUCH SERVICE RETIREMENT PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION C OF THIS SECTION, AND WHERE SUCH DEATH OCCURS ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE BENEFICI- ARY OR BENEFICIARIES OF SUCH MEMBER MAY ELECT TO RECEIVE, IN A LUMP SUM OR ON AN ANNUITIZED BASIS, AN AMOUNT PAYABLE WHICH SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE PENSION RESERVE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED HAD SUCH MEMBER RETIRED ON THE DATE OF THEIR DEATH. § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, none of the provisions of this act shall be subject to section 25 of the retirement and social security law. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10259-02-3
co-Sponsors
Latoya Joyner
MaryJane Shimsky
Gina Sillitti
Michael Durso
2023-A7563A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7224
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Employees
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §604-b, R & SS L
2023-A7563A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7563--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 25, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to death benefits for active New York city transit authority members THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 604-b of the retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows: F. DEATH BENEFITS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRA- RY, WHERE A NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY MEMBER WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTI- TLED TO A SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH BUT HAD NOT YET FILED FOR SUCH SERVICE RETIREMENT PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION C OF THIS SECTION, AND WHERE SUCH DEATH OCCURS ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE BENEFICI- ARY OR BENEFICIARIES OF SUCH MEMBER MAY ELECT TO RECEIVE, IN A LUMP SUM OR ON AN ANNUITIZED BASIS, AN AMOUNT PAYABLE WHICH SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE PENSION RESERVE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED HAD SUCH MEMBER RETIRED ON THE DATE OF THEIR DEATH. § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, none of the provisions of this act shall be subject to section 25 of the retirement and social security law. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50: SUMMARY OF BILL: This proposed legislation would amend Section 604-b of the Retirement and Social Security Law to provide an alternative death benefit for Transit Tier 4 and Tier 6 Special Plan members of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS). Effective Date: Upon enactment. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10259-04-3 A. 7563--A 2
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