New York S 10360: Recognizes suicide as a line of duty death for the purposes of certain death benefits

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S10360 Summary:

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Amd §§208-b & 208-f, Gen Muni L; amd §§61, 361 & 509, R & SS L; amd §227-a, Exec L; amd §7, Vol Ffs Ben L;
amd §7, Vol Amb Wkr Ben L; amd §16, Work Comp L; amd §§13-149, 13-244, 13-347 & 13-544, NYC Ad Cd

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Recognizes suicide as a line of duty death for the purposes of certain death benefits for public safety officers.

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10360

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the retirement and social
 security law, the executive law, the volunteer firefighters' benefit
 law, the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law, the workers'
 compensation law and the administrative code of the city of New York,
 in relation to recognizing suicide as a line of duty death for the
 purposes of certain death benefits

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

 1 Section 1. Section 208-b of the general municipal law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and
 4 solely for the purposes of this section, a member otherwise covered by
 5 this section shall be deemed to have died as the natural and proximate
 6 result of injuries sustained at a definite time and place and incurred
 7 in the performance of duty as a member of such department or force, and
 8 not as a result of willful negligence on their part, provided that such
 9 member died by suicide where:
 10 1. The suicide is secondary to a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress
 11 disorder, as described in the most recent edition of the diagnostic and
 12 statistical manual of mental disorders published by the American psychi-
 13 atric association, as a result of a traumatic event which occurred while
 14 in the line of duty; or
 15 2. The suicide occurs within forty-five days of the end of exposure to
 16 a traumatic event while in the line of duty.
 17 b. For purposes of this subdivision, suicides shall be presumed proxi-
 18 mate to post-traumatic stress disorder or a qualifying traumatic event
 19 unless competent medical evidence proves otherwise.
 20 § 2. Section 208-f of the general municipal law is amended by adding a
 21 new subdivision l to read as follows:
 22 l. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and
 23 solely for the purposes of this section, a member otherwise covered by
 24 this section shall be deemed to have died as the natural and proximate

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14006-02-6

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 1 result of an accident sustained in the performance of duty upon which
 2 their membership is based, and not as a result of willful negligence on
 3 their part, provided that such member died by suicide where:
 4 (i) The suicide is secondary to a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress
 5 disorder, as described in the most recent edition of the diagnostic and
 6 statistical manual of mental disorders published by the American psychi-
 7 atric association, as a result of a traumatic event which occurred while
 8 in the line of duty; or
 9 (ii) The suicide occurs within forty-five days of the end of exposure
 10 to a traumatic event while in the line of duty.
 11 2. For purposes of this subdivision, suicides shall be presumed proxi-
 12 mate to post-traumatic stress disorder or a qualifying traumatic event
 13 unless competent medical evidence proves otherwise.
 14 § 3. Section 61 of the retirement and social security law is amended
 15 by adding a new subdivision e to read as follows:
 16 e. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and
 17 solely f