S 6854 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes Marie Glarakis to change the designated beneficiary of her retirement benefits

Summary

Authorizes Marie Glarakis, a former Suffolk county police officer who is receiving a performance of duty disability retirement, to change the designated beneficiary of her retirement benefits and her retirement option to single life allowance (Option 0).

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Feb 6, 2026

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S6854 → S6854A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to update the fiscal note and committee status for a legislative change allowing a retiree to switch their pension benefit from a joint allowance to a single life allowance. The amendment corrects the fiscal impact estimate from $49,000 to $47,900 and updates the actuarial data references from 2024 to 2025 figures.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding the retiree's benefit change remains unchanged; only the supporting fiscal documentation and committee history were updated.

FISCAL

The estimated immediate past service cost was reduced from $49,000 to $47,900, affecting how the cost is shared among participating employers.

TIMELINE

Fiscal note references were updated from 2024 data to 2025 data, and the fiscal note date was changed from March 24, 2025 to February 6, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Added committee recommitment language indicating the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in accordance with Senate Rule 6, section 8.

Bill number was updated from S 6854 to S 6854--A to reflect the amended version.

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Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6854A

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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Mar 25, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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