S 6401 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to death benefits for members of the uniformed force of the New York city department of sanitation and members of the uniformed force of the New York city department of correction

Summary

Relates to death benefits for members of the uniformed force of the New York city department of sanitation and members of the uniformed force of the New York city department of correction; establishes that the beneficiaries of a member who would have been entitled to a service retirement benefit at the time of such member's death may elect to receive, in a lump sum, an amount payable which shall be equal to the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of such member's death, or the value of the death benefit and the reserve-for-increased-take-home-pay, if any, whichever is greater.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2026

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S6401 → S6401A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to update the effective date for death benefit provisions from 2025 to 2026 and to add a new category of eligible workers (investigator revised plan members) to the death benefit coverage. The amendment also adds procedural language indicating the bill was amended by the Senate committee.

Scope change

The bill now includes investigator revised plan members in addition to the previously covered categories of police officers, firefighters, correction officers, and sanitation workers.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date for death benefit eligibility from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026.

ELIGIBILITY

Added investigator revised plan members to the list of uniformed force members eligible for death benefits.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate committee procedural language indicating the bill was amended and reprinted.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6401A

upper

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

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