Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 21, 2023 |
signed chap.675 |
Nov 13, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 07, 2023 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1675 substituted for s5495 |
Jun 07, 2023 |
substituted by a6806 ordered to third reading cal.1675 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 17, 2023 |
reported and committed to finance |
Mar 06, 2023 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S5495
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A6806 - 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
2023-S5495 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6806
- Law Section:
- Civil Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §165-a, Civ Serv L
2023-S5495 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5495 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to continuation of state health benefit plans for certain survivors of employees of the state and/or of a political subdivision or of a public authority PURPOSE: To ensure unremarried spouses and dependents have access to health insurance after the death of a former state or political subdivision employee. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the opening paragraph of Section 165-A of the Civil Service Law to allow unremarried spouses and dependents of a former state or political subdivision employee who retired with less than 10 years of service on an accidental disability pension or a performance of duty disability pension to continue to carry such insurance upon the
2023-S5495 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5495 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 6, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to continuation of state health benefit plans for certain survivors of employees of the state and/or of a political subdivision or of a public authority THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 165-a of the civil service law, as amended by section 6 of part T of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the presi- dent shall permit the unremarried spouse and the dependents, otherwise qualified as eligible for coverage under regulations of the president, of a person who was an employee of the state and/or of a political subdivision thereof or of a public authority for not less than ten years, provided however, that the ten-year service requirement shall not apply to such employees on active military duty in connection with the Persian Gulf conflict who die on or after August second, nineteen hundred ninety while in the Persian Gulf combat zone or while performing such military duties, OR THE UNREMARRIED SPOUSE AND THE DEPENDENTS, OTHERWISE QUALIFIED AS ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE UNDER REGULATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT, TO ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE AND/OR OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVI- SION THEREOF OR OF A PUBLIC AUTHORITY WHO RETIRES WITH LESS THAN TEN YEARS OF SERVICE WITH AN ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFIT OR A PERFORMANCE OF DUTY DISABILITY PENSION, who had been a participant in any of the state health benefit plans, to continue under the coverage which such deceased employee had in effect at the time of death, upon the payment at intervals determined by the president of the full cost of such coverage, provided, however, that the unremarried spouse of an active employee of the State who died on or after April first nineteen hundred seventy-five and before April first nineteen hundred seventy- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07630-01-3
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