New York S 3815: Relates to authorizing counties to opt out of any wage increase that eliminates the credit for tips

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S03815 Summary:

BILL NOS03815C

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SAME ASSAME AS A08810-A

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSRRHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §208-f, Gen Muni L

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Increases the duration of special accidental death benefits paid to a deceased member's children.

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BILL NOS03815C

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

05/27/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

05/27/2025PRINT NUMBER 3815A

06/09/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 3815B

06/12/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1968

06/13/2025HOME RULE REQUEST

06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/13/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

05/08/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

05/08/2026PRINT NUMBER 3815C

06/01/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/01/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1451

06/01/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A8810A

&nbspA08810 AMEND=A Dinowitz

&nbsp06/09/2025referred to governmental employees

&nbsp06/13/2025reference changed to ways and means

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/08/2026amend (t) and recommit to ways and means

&nbsp05/08/2026print number 8810a

&nbsp06/01/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/01/2026reported 

&nbsp06/01/2026rules report cal.303

&nbsp06/01/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.303

&nbsp06/01/2026home rule request

&nbsp06/01/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/01/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp06/01/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/01/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S3815C

&nbsp06/01/20263RD READING CAL.1451

&nbsp06/01/2026REPASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/01/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3815--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with
 Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to special acci-
 dental death benefits paid to a deceased member's children

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

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraphs of subdivisions a, b and c and
 2 subdivision f of section 208-f of the general municipal law, the opening
 3 paragraph of subdivision a as amended by chapter 720 of the laws of
 4 2023, the opening paragraph of subdivision b as amended by section 1 of
 5 part Y of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, the opening paragraph of
 6 subdivision c as amended by chapter 151 of the laws of 2025 and subdivi-
 7 sion f as amended by chapter 782 of the laws of 2022, are amended and a
 8 new subdivision a-1 is added to read as follows:
 9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the special accidental
 10 death benefit provided by this section shall be paid to: (1) the [widow
 11 or widower] surviving spouse; or (2) the deceased member's children
 12 under the age of eighteen, or, if a student under the age of twenty-
 13 three, [if the widow or widower has died, or to] or as otherwise
 14 provided pursuant to subdivision a-1 of this section, if the member has
 15 no surviving spouse; or (3) the deceased member's parents if the member
 16 has no [widow, widower,] surviving spouse or children under the age of
 17 eighteen, or a student under the age of twenty-three, or as otherwise
 18 provided pursuant to subdivision a-1 of this section, of: (i) a deceased
 19 member of a pension or retirement system of a police department or paid

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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