New York A 6091: Ensures identical health benefits for public retirees

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A06091 Summary:

BILL NOA06091 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04724

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SPONSORMcDonald

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COSPNSRDurso, Griffin, Romero, Colton, Sempolinski, Bendett, Pheffer Amato, Lupardo, Simpson

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §161, Civ Serv L

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Ensures that public retirees are not having their skilled nursing care benefits reduced under the state health benefit plan at the time they enroll for medicare.

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BILL NOA06091 

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02/26/2025referred to governmental employees

05/19/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA06091 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES Chair:Pheffer Amato 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:13/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means Pheffer AmatoAyeDeStefanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

SantabarbaraAyeGiglioAye

EichensteinAyeTannousisAye

FallAbsent

OtisAye

GriffinAye

CarrollAye

RomeroAye

YegerAye

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

Go to topA06091 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6091

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to ensuring identical
 health benefits for skilled nursing care for public retirees

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

 1 Section 1. Section 161 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
 3 4. There shall be no reduction of benefits for skilled nursing care
 4 provided to retired employees or covered dependents under such health
 5 benefit plan at the time such person becomes eligible for medicare
 6 coverage; provided, however, retiree benefits under such health benefit
 7 plan may be coordinated with and treated as secondary insurance to medi-
 8 care.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05117-01-5

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