Relates to the ordinary death benefit
Summary
Delays reductions in the ordinary death benefit payable to members of the New York State and Local Retirement and the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System to ensure that no reduction before a member becomes retirement eligible for an unreduced retirement from age 61 to 62 for members in Tiers 1-5 and 63 for members in Tier 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
Dec 2022
Introduced May 10, 2021
Signed Dec 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2021 · Assembly May 23, 2022
How they voted
61–0
Passed
Total votes 61
Jun 1, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Dec 16, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.720
upper
May 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 11, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 26, 2022
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6619B
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 24, 2021
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6619A
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
May 18, 2021
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
JG
James Gaughran
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
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