S 10435 NY
Permits surviving spouses of certain members to retain accidental death benefits upon remarriage
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Summary
This bill permits surviving spouses of certain members to retain accidental death benefits even if they remarry. Current law terminates accidental death benefits upon a surviving spouse's remarriage; this bill changes that rule so surviving spouses remain eligible beneficiaries for the accidental death benefit regardless of remarriage. The bill also provides that any surviving spouse whose accidental death benefit was previously terminated due to remarriage shall have the benefit reinstated retroactively to the date of remarriage. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Official abstract
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.
Sponsor (1)
- Robert Jackson Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- May 15, 2026 REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S10435 Summary: BILL NO S10435   SAME AS No Same As   SPONSOR JACKSON   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §607, R & SS L   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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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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