Bill Commons

NY A 6288

in committee

Allows beneficiaries of certain deceased members to elect to receive death benefits in a lump sum

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 6288 pass?

Not yet. NY A 6288 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-09-08): ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

What is NY A 6288 about?

Allows a beneficiary of a member whose death occurs on or after July 1, 2025 and who would have been entitled to a service credit at the time of such member's death to elect to receive a lump sum payment equal to the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of such member's death.

Who sponsors NY A 6288?

Billy Jones is the primary sponsor of NY A 6288, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Allows a beneficiary of a member whose death occurs on or after July 1, 2025 and who would have been entitled to a service credit at the time of such member's death to elect to receive a lump sum payment equal to the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of such member's death.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-09-08 — ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Billy Jonesprimary
  • Stacey Pheffer Amatocosponsor
  • Angelo Santabarbaracosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-09-08

    ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

  2. 2025-03-03

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9934not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 9084not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5630not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 6406

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A6288?summary=&detail=

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