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Senate Bill S10650

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia

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2025-S10650 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11538
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §217, Mil L

2025-S10650 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia for an additional four years.

2025-S10650 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S10650 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10650
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 3, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to extending the    expan-
   sion    of eligibility  for  World  Trade Center  death and disability
   benefits for members of New York's organized militia
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 and paragraph (b) of subdi-
 vision 2 of section 217 of the military law, as added by  section  1  of
 part  J  of  chapter  55  of  the  laws  of 2023, are amended to read as
 follows:
   (b) was activated on state active duty on or after September eleventh,
 two thousand one, to participate in  World  Trade  Center  site  rescue,
 recovery,  or  cleanup operations as part of such state active duty, and
 who is determined to have  incurred  a  qualifying  World  Trade  Center
 condition,  as  hereinafter provided, shall be entitled to a performance
 of duty disability pension equivalent to three-quarters of the  member's
 final  annual  pay  as provided for under this chapter. The deadline for
 submitting any qualifying claim under this  paragraph  shall  be  on  or
 before  September  eleventh, two thousand [twenty-six] THIRTY. The adju-
 tant general of the division of military and naval affairs is authorized
 to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
   (b) was activated on state active duty on or after September eleventh,
 two thousand one, to participate in  World  Trade  Center  site  rescue,
 recovery,  or  cleanup operations as part of such state active duty, and
 whose death is determined to be the result  of  incurring  a  qualifying
 World  Trade  Center  condition,  as hereinafter provided, the surviving
 spouse, children under twenty-one years of age or  dependent  parent  of
 such  member of the organized militia shall be entitled to an accidental
 death benefit equivalent to one-half of the member's final annual pay as
 provided under this chapter. The deadline for submitting any  qualifying
 claim under this paragraph shall be on or before September eleventh, two
 thousand  [twenty-six] THIRTY.   The adjutant general of the division of
 military and naval affairs is authorized to  promulgate  regulations  to
 implement the provisions of this section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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