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NY S08096
NY S08096Prevents public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such public employer.
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Introduced
05/15/2025
05/15/2025
In Committee
01/07/2026
01/07/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT prohibiting the diminution of retiree health benefits by a public employer
AI Summary
This bill, effective January 1, 2027, prohibits public employers, defined as professional police and fire fighters in New York State, from reducing the health insurance benefits or the employer's contributions towards those benefits for retirees and their dependents below the level they were at when the retiree retired. Importantly, this act does not override any existing collective bargaining agreements, and it clarifies that public employers who do not currently offer retiree health benefits are not required to start doing so. For retirees from positions not covered by collective bargaining agreements, their benefits and contributions will be protected at the level provided to active employees in similar positions at the time of their retirement.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (48)
Pete Harckham (D)*,
Joe Addabbo (D),
Jake Ashby (R),
April Baskin (D),
George Borrello (R),
Samra Brouk (D),
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R),
Stephen Chan (R),
Cordell Cleare (D),
Leroy Comrie (D),
Jeremy Cooney (D),
Patricia Fahy (D),
Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D),
Patrick Gallivan (R),
Kristen Gonzalez (D),
Pam Helming (R),
Michelle Hinchey (D),
Brad Hoylman (D),
Robert Jackson (D),
Liz Krueger (D),
Andrew Lanza (R),
John Liu (D),
Monica Martinez (D),
Jack Martins (R),
Mario Mattera (R),
Rachel May (D),
Shelley Mayer (D),
Dean Murray (R),
Peter Oberacker (R),
Tony Palumbo (R),
Kevin Parker (D),
Jessica Ramos (D),
Steve Rhoads (R),
Gustavo Rivera (D),
Rob Rolison (R),
Christopher Ryan (D),
Sean Ryan (D),
Julia Salazar (D),
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D),
Luis Sepúlveda (D),
Jose Serrano (D),
James Skoufis (D),
Toby Stavisky (D),
Dan Stec (R),
Jim Tedisco (R),
Lea Webb (D),
Bill Weber (R),
Alexis Weik (R),
Last Action
PRINT NUMBER 8096A (on 01/27/2026)
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