New York S 8537: Relates to providing a heart disease presumption for certain fire marshals in Nassau county

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S08537 Summary:

BILL NOS08537 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06389

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SPONSORSANDERS

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COSPNSRHARCKHAM, STAVISKY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§13-271, 13-281, 13-385, 13-395, 13-191, 13-192 & 13-194, NYC Ad Cd

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Extends the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city police officers, firefighters, housing police, transit police, correction officers and registered domestic partners.

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BILL NOS08537 

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10/22/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8537

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 October 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to extending the benefits of the variable supplements fund to
 all New York city police officers, firefighters, housing police, tran-
 sit police, correction officers and registered domestic partners

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

 1 Section 1. Section 13-271 of the administrative code of the city of
 2 New York is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
 3 g. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this
 4 subchapter shall apply to all police officers who, prior to the effec-
 5 tive date of this subdivision, were ineligible for the benefits set
 6 forth in this subchapter, including all disabled New York city police
 7 officers, line of duty surviving spouses, registered domestic partners
 8 and all other New York city police officers who receive benefits from
 9 the New York city police pension fund. All such police officer reti-
 10 rees, surviving spouses and registered domestic partners shall be eligi-
 11 ble and are hereby granted all rights and benefits set forth in this
 12 subchapter pursuant to the schedule set forth in subparagraph (i) of
 13 paragraph seven of subdivision a of this section from the effective date
 14 of this subdivision. However, nothing in this subdivision shall serve
 15 to cause a reduction in the variable supplement payment to any police
 16 officer or their beneficiary who was eligible for the benefit prior to
 17 the effective date of this subdivision.
 18 § 2. Section 13-281 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 19 is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
 20 g. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this
 21 subchapter shall apply to all police officers who, prior to the effec-
 22 tive date of this subdivision, were ineligible for the benefits set
 23 forth in this subchapter, including all disabled New York city police

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09638-01-5

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 1 officers, line of duty surviving spouses, registered domestic partners
 2 and all other retired New York city police officers who receive benefits
 3 from the New York city police pension fund. All such retired police
 4 officers, surviving spouses and registered domestic partners shall be
 5 eligible and are hereby granted all rights and benefits set forth in
 6 this subchapter pursuant to the schedule set forth in subparagraph (i)
 7 of paragraph two of subdivision a of this section from the effective
 8 date of this subdivision. However, nothing in this subdivision shall
 9 serve to cause a reduction in the variable supplement payment to any
 10 police officer or their beneficiary who was eligible for the benefit
 11 prior to the effective date of this subdivision.
 12 § 3. Section 13-385 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 13 is amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:
 14 i. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this
 15 subchapter shall apply to all firefighters who, prior to the effective
 16 date of this subdivision, were ineligible for the benefits set forth in
 17 this subchapter,