New York A 8645: Relates to disability retirement benefits to Stacie Stueber on behalf of her deceased husband, deputy sheriff Richard Stueber, a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations

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A08645 Summary:

BILL NOA08645A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08024-B

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Provides accidental disability retirement benefits for deputy sheriff Richard Stueber, a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and cleanup operations.

Go to top A08645 Actions:

BILL NOA08645A

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05/22/2025referred to governmental employees

06/09/2025amend and recommit to governmental employees

06/09/2025print number 8645a

06/17/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/17/2025reported referred to rules

06/17/2025reported 

06/17/2025rules report cal.927

06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.927

06/17/2025substituted by s8024b

&nbspS08024 AMEND=B MARTINEZ

&nbsp05/15/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp05/28/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp05/28/2025PRINT NUMBER 8024A

&nbsp06/08/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp06/08/2025PRINT NUMBER 8024B

&nbsp06/12/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2010

&nbsp06/13/2025HOME RULE REQUEST

&nbsp06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/13/2025referred to governmental employees

&nbsp06/17/2025substituted for a8645a

&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.927

&nbsp06/17/2025home rule request

&nbsp06/17/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/17/2025returned to senate

&nbsp09/10/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp09/10/2025SIGNED CHAP.408

Go to topA08645 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/17/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAbsentDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAbsent

SeptimoAbsent

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/17/2025AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliExcusedReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08645 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08645 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8645--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 22, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT relating to disability retirement benefits for deputy sheriff
 Richard Stueber, a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery,
 and cleanup operations

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provision of any general or special
 2 law, rule or regulation to the contrary, Richard Stueber, a deputy sher-
 3 iff employed by Suffolk County who retired from such service on March 1,
 4 2019, and who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery
 5 and cleanup operations as a member of the New York City police depart-
 6 ment, and is now deceased succumbing to mental illness associated with
 7 his participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup
 8 operations, and Stacie Stueber on behalf of her deceased husband shall
 9 be entitled to a 75% accidental disability retirement benefit pursuant
 10 to paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the retirement and
 11 social security law based upon the determination by the New York state
 12 and local employees' retirement system on March 12, 2020 that Richard
 13 Stueber was permanently incapacitated for the performance of his duties
 14 as a result of his participation in