New York S 2642: Provides that residential real property which sustained 50% or greater damage in Hurricane Sandy, and is rebuilt shall be assessed at its pre-Sandy market value

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S02642 Summary:

BILL NOS02642 

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SPONSORADDABBO

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Amd §§208-b & 208-f, Gen Muni L; amd §§361 & 361-a, R & SS L; amd §13-244, NYC Ad Cd

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Allows for child beneficiaries of deceased police officers and firefighters to receive accidental death benefits until age twenty-six.

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01/22/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2642

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the retirement and social
 security law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to allowing for child beneficiaries of deceased police offi-
 cers and firefighters to receive accidental death benefits until age
 twenty-six

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 208-b of the general munic-
 2 ipal law, as added by chapter 882 of the laws of 1958, and paragraph b
 3 of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 877 of the laws of 1981, are
 4 amended to read as follows:
 5 2. The death benefit shall be paid by the municipality upon the allow-
 6 ance of the claim therefor, and shall consist of:
 7 a. An amount equal to the salary received by such member either during
 8 the year immediately preceding [his] such member's death, or during the
 9 year preceding such injuries, whichever is greater and
 10 b. One thousand dollars, or ten percent of the deceased member's final
 11 salary, whichever is higher, payable for each child of such member under
 12 [eighteen] twenty-six on the date of the member's death.
 13 3. The death benefit shall be paid to:
 14 a. The member's widow or widower, or if [he] such member shall leave
 15 no widow or widower, or if [his] such widow or widower shall die before
 16 receiving the total of the amounts provided in subdivision two hereof,
 17 then to
 18 b. [His] Such member's child or children under age [eighteen] twenty-
 19 six, in equal amounts.
 20 § 2. The opening paragraphs of subdivisions a, b and c and subdivision
 21 f of section 208-f of the general municipal law, the opening paragraph
 22 of subdivision a as amended by chapter 720 of the laws of 2023, the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07021-01-5

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 1 opening paragraph of subdivision b as amended by section 1 of part Y of
 2 chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, the opening paragraph of subdivision c
 3 as amended by chapter 162 of the laws of 2024 and subdivision f as
 4 amended by chapter 782 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as
 5 follows:
 6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the special accidental
 7 death benefit provided by this section shall be paid to the widow or
 8 widower or the deceased member's children under the age of [eighteen,
 9 or, if a student under the age of twenty-three] twenty-six, if the widow
 10 or widower has died, or to the deceased member's parents if the member
 11 has no widow, widower[,] or children under the age of [eighteen, or a
 12 student under the age of twenty-three] twenty-six, of: (i) a deceased
 13 member of a pension or retirement system of a police department or paid
 14 fire department of a city, town or village; (ii) a deceased paid member
 15 of the police force of the police department of the New York city trans-
 16 it authority; (iii) a deceased paid member of the police force of the
 17 police department of the New York city housing authority; (iv) a
 18 deceased paid member of the uniformed correction force of the New York
 19 city department of correction; (v) a deceased paid uniformed member of a
 20 county sheriff's department (outside the city of New York); (vi) a
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