New York A 6784: Relates to death benefits for NYC transit authority members

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A06784 Summary:

BILL NOA06784 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06640

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, Rozic, Hyndman

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §604-b, R & SS L

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Provides an option for beneficiaries of NYC transit authority members to receive a lump sum equal to the pension reserve where a member who is eligible for a service retirement dies prior to filing for retirement.

Go to top A06784 Actions:

BILL NOA06784 

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03/14/2025referred to governmental employees

06/09/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/10/2025reported referred to rules

06/11/2025reported 

06/11/2025rules report cal.624

06/11/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.624

06/11/2025substituted by s6640

&nbspS06640 AMEND= GOUNARDES

&nbsp03/19/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp04/02/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1698

&nbsp06/09/2025HOME RULE REQUEST

&nbsp06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/09/2025referred to governmental employees

&nbsp06/11/2025substituted for a6784

&nbsp06/11/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.624

&nbsp06/11/2025home rule request

&nbsp06/11/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/11/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025VETOED MEMO.150

Go to topA06784 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/10/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoExcusedPalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAbsent

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAbsent

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/11/2025AYE/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 topA06784 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA06784 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6784

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 death benefits for active New York city transit authority members

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

 1 Section 1. Section 604-b of the retirement and social security law is
 2 amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
 3 f. Death benefits. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contra-
 4 ry, where a New York city transit authority member would have been enti-
 5 tled to a service retirement benefit at the time of their death but had
 6 not yet filed for such service retirement pursuant to subparagraph (iv)
 7 of paragraph one of subdivision c of this section, and where such death
 8 occurs on or after the effective date of this subdivision, the benefici-
 9 ary or beneficiaries of such member may elect to receive, in a lump sum
 10 or on an annuitized basis, an amount payable which shall be equal to the
 11 pension reserve that would have been established had such member retired
 12 on the date of their death.
 13 § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, none
 14 of the provisions of this act shall be subject to section 25 of the
 15 retirement and social security law.
 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 SUMMARY: This proposed legislation would provide an alternative death
 benefit for Transit Tier 4 and Tier 6 Special Plan members o