Assembly Actions -
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Feb 08, 2024 |
referred to governmental employees |
Assembly Bill A9143
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TAPIA
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
2023-A9143 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7567
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Employees
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§63-j, 508-d & 606-d, R & SS L
2023-A9143 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Permits an eligible retirement system member to receive, in lieu of an ordinary death benefit, a death benefit such member would otherwise be entitled to receive provided such member is a state-paid judge or justice of the unified court system or a housing judge of the civil court of the city of New York.
2023-A9143 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9143 I N A S S E M B L Y February 8, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TAPIA -- 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 the beneficiaries of certain members of the retire- ment system 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 63-j to read as follows: § 63-J. DEATH BENEFITS FOR STATE-PAID JUDGES AND JUSTICES. A. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "JUDGE OR JUSTICE" SHALL MEAN A STATE-PAID JUDGE OR JUSTICE OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM INCLUDING A RETIRED JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS OR RETIRED JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT WHO IS SERVING AS A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT PURSUANT TO CERTIFICATION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF THE COURTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN OR ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE JUDICIARY LAW, OR A HOUS- ING JUDGE OF THE CIVIL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE A JUDGE OR JUSTICE 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 BENEFICI- ARIES 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 BENEFIT 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 508-d to read as follows: § 508-D. DEATH BENEFITS FOR STATE-PAID JUDGES AND JUSTICES. A. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "JUDGE OR JUSTICE" SHALL MEAN A STATE- PAID JUDGE OR JUSTICE OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM INCLUDING A RETIRED JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS OR RETIRED JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT WHO IS SERVING AS A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT PURSUANT TO CERTIF- ICATION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF THE COURTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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