Relates to death benefits for correction officers employed by Suffolk county
Summary
Provides an optional death benefit for correction officers employed by Suffolk county; allows the beneficiary to elect a lump sum amount 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, whichever is greater.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Signed Oct 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly Jun 10, 2021
How they voted
62–0
Passed
Total votes 62
Jun 9, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Oct 29, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.535
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 9, 2021
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
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