New York S 10435: Permits surviving spouses of certain members to retain accidental death benefits upon remarriage

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S10435 Summary:

BILL NOS10435 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §607, R & SS L

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Permits surviving spouses of certain members to retain accidental death benefits upon remarriage; provides for regaining of any such lost benefits prior to the rule change.

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BILL NOS10435 

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10435

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 permitting surviving spouses of certain members to retain accidental
 death benefits upon remarriage

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision b of section 607 of the retirement and social
 2 security law, as amended by chapter 105 of the laws of 2005, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 b. If an eligible beneficiary receiving the accidental death benefit
 5 hereunder becomes ineligible to continue to receive such benefit, the
 6 benefit shall be continued for all other members of the eligible class
 7 of beneficiaries and, if none, to each successive class, if any, during
 8 their eligibility therefor. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
 9 contrary, including but not limited to section six hundred one of this
 10 article, a surviving spouse remains an eligible beneficiary for the
 11 accidental death benefit hereunder upon remarriage.
 12 § 2. Section 607 of the retirement and social security law is amended
 13 by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
 14 d. Any surviving spouse whose receipt of the accidental death benefit
 15 hereunder has ceased as a result of the remarriage of such surviving
 16 spouse shall be deemed eligible for such benefit and shall have such
 17 benefit reinstated retroactive to the date of such remarriage.
 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14574-01-6

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