Senate Bill S8148A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides a heart disease presumption for certain members employed by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S8148 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §607-m, R & SS L

2025-S8148 - Summary

Provides a heart disease presumption for members employed by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority as a bridge and tunnel officer, sergeant or lieutenant in a non-managerial position.

2025-S8148 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8148 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8148
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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 retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   providing  a heart disease presumption for certain members employed by
   the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

   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 607-m to read as follows:
   §  607-M.  DISABILITIES  OF  TRIBOROUGH  BRIDGE  AND TUNNEL MEMBERS IN
 CERTAIN CASES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL
 OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE CONTRARY, BUT EXCEPT FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW AND THE LABOR LAW, ANY CONDI-
 TION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY DISEASES OF THE HEART,  RESULTING
 IN  TOTAL  OR  PARTIAL  DISABILITY  OR DEATH TO A MEMBER EMPLOYED BY THE
 TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY AS A BRIDGE AND  TUNNEL  OFFICER,
 SERGEANT  OR  LIEUTENANT  IN  A  NON-MANAGERIAL  POSITION OR ANY RETIRED
 MEMBER OF SUCH AUTHORITY WHO HAS BEEN RETIRED DIRECTLY FROM SERVICE AS A
 BRIDGE AND TUNNEL OFFICER, SERGEANT OR LIEUTENANT  IN  A  NON-MANAGERIAL
 POSITION  FOR  FIVE  OR  LESS  YEARS, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL
 EXAMINATION ON ENTRY INTO SUCH  SERVICE  OR  SUBSEQUENT  THERETO,  WHICH
 EXAMINATION  FAILED  TO  REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF SUCH CONDITION, SHALL BE
 PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE  THAT  IT  WAS  INCURRED  IN  THE  PERFORMANCE  AND
 DISCHARGE OF DUTY, UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVED BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A MEMBER EMPLOYED BY
 THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY AS A BRIDGE AND TUNNEL  OFFI-
 CER, SERGEANT OR LIEUTENANT IN A NON-MANAGERIAL POSITION RETIRING PURSU-
 ANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL RECEIVE A
 PENSION  EQUAL  TO  THREE-FOURTHS  OF  THEIR FINAL AVERAGE SALARY, AND A
 RETIRED MEMBER OF SUCH AUTHORITY WHO  HAS  BEEN  RETIRED  DIRECTLY  FROM
 SERVICE  AS  A  BRIDGE  AND  TUNNEL OFFICER, SERGEANT OR LIEUTENANT IN A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07104-01-5
              

2025-S8148A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §607-m, R & SS L

2025-S8148A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a heart disease presumption for members employed by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority as a bridge and tunnel officer, sergeant or lieutenant in a non-managerial position.

2025-S8148A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8148A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8148--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- 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
   providing a heart disease presumption for certain members employed  by
   the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority
 
   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 607-m to read as follows:
   § 607-M. DISABILITIES OF  TRIBOROUGH  BRIDGE  AND  TUNNEL  MEMBERS  IN
 CERTAIN CASES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL
 OR  LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE CONTRARY, BUT EXCEPT FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW AND THE LABOR LAW, ANY  CONDI-
 TION  OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY DISEASES OF THE HEART, RESULTING
 IN TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY OR DEATH TO  A  MEMBER  EMPLOYED  BY  THE
 TRIBOROUGH  BRIDGE  AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY AS A BRIDGE AND TUNNEL OFFICER,
 SERGEANT OR LIEUTENANT IN  A  NON-MANAGERIAL  POSITION  OR  ANY  RETIRED
 MEMBER OF SUCH AUTHORITY WHO HAS BEEN RETIRED DIRECTLY FROM SERVICE AS A
 BRIDGE  AND  TUNNEL  OFFICER, SERGEANT OR LIEUTENANT IN A NON-MANAGERIAL
 POSITION FOR FIVE OR LESS YEARS,  WHO  SUCCESSFULLY  PASSED  A  PHYSICAL
 EXAMINATION  ON  ENTRY  INTO  SUCH  SERVICE OR SUBSEQUENT THERETO, WHICH
 EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF SUCH  CONDITION,  SHALL  BE
 PRESUMPTIVE  EVIDENCE  THAT  IT  WAS  INCURRED  IN  THE  PERFORMANCE AND
 DISCHARGE OF DUTY, UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVED BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A  MEMBER  EMPLOYED  BY
 THE  TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY AS A BRIDGE AND TUNNEL OFFI-
 CER, SERGEANT OR LIEUTENANT IN A NON-MANAGERIAL POSITION RETIRING PURSU-
 ANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL RECEIVE A
 PENSION EQUAL TO THREE-FOURTHS OF THEIR  FINAL  AVERAGE  SALARY,  AND  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07104-02-5
              

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