New York A 8797: Provides a heart disease presumption for certain members employed by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

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A08797 Summary:

BILL NOA08797A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08148-B

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §607-m, R & SS L

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Provides a heart disease presumption for members employed by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority as a bridge and tunnel officer, sergeant or lieutenant in a non-managerial position.

Go to top A08797 Actions:

BILL NOA08797A

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06/05/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

02/02/2026amend and recommit to governmental employees

02/02/2026print number 8797a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8797--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 providing a heart disease presumption for certain members employed by
 the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

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

 1 Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 2 a new section 607-m to read as follows:
 3 § 607-m. Disabilities of Triborough bridge and tunnel members in
 4 certain cases. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special
 5 or local law or administrative code to the contrary, but except for the
 6 purposes of the workers' compensation law and the labor law, any condi-
 7 tion of impairment of health caused by diseases of the heart, resulting
 8 in total or partial disability or death to a member employed by the
 9 Triborough bridge and tunnel authority as a bridge and tunnel officer,
 10 sergeant or lieutenant in a non-managerial position or any retired
 11 member of such authority who has been retired directly from service as a
 12 bridge and tunnel officer, sergeant or lieutenant in a non-managerial
 13 position for five or less years, who successfully passed a physical
 14 examination on entry into such service or subsequent thereto, which
 15 examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be
 16 presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the performance and
 17 discharge of duty, unless the contrary be proved by competent evidence.
 18 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member employed by
 19 the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority as a bridge and tunnel offi-
 20 cer, sergeant or lieutenant in a non-managerial position retiring pursu-
 21 ant to the provisions of subdivision one of this section shall receive a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07104-05-6

 A. 8797--A 2

 1 pension equal to three-fourths of their final average salary, and a
 2 retired member of such authority who has been retired directly from
 3 service as a bridge and tunnel officer, sergeant or lieutenant in a
 4 non-managerial position for five or less years and would have been able
 5 to retire pursuant to the provisions of subdivision one of this section
 6 if such subdivision had been in force at the time of such retired
 7 member's retirement, shall be entitled to receive a pension equal to
 8 three-fourths of their final average salary and have their pension
 9 recalculated commencing with the later of the effective date of this
 10 section or the first day that diseases of the heart resulted in the full
 11 or partial disability of such retired member.
 12 § 2. All past service costs associated with implementing the
 13 provisions of this act shall be borne by the city of New York.
 14 § 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, none of the
 15 provisions of this act shall be subject to the appropriation requirement
 16 of section 25 of the retirement and social security law.
 17 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.