New York A 9692: Requires health benefits for state and retired state employees have the option to only cover the employee or retiree and their spouse or domestic partner

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A09692 Summary:

BILL NOA09692 

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SPONSORCashman

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Requires health benefits for state and retired state employees have the option to only cover the employee or retiree and their spouse or domestic partner.

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BILL NOA09692 

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01/21/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9692

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to requiring health
 benefits for state and retired state employees to have the option to
 only cover the employee or retiree and their spouse or domestic part-
 ner

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

 1 Section 1. Section 164 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. Each employee shall be entitled to choose between coverage for
 4 themselves, coverage for themselves and their spouse or domestic part-
 5 ner, or coverage for themselves, their spouse or domestic partner, and
 6 their dependents.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 8 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 9 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 10 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 11 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08634-01-5

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