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New YorkS 73142025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Permits surviving spouses of certain retirement plan members to retain certain benefits upon remarriage

Sponsored By: Robert Jackson (Democratic)

Became Law

CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONSGOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Police spouses keep benefits after remarriage

The law lets surviving spouses of New York City police pension members keep survivor benefits even if they remarry. You must not have renounced survivorship rights in a separation agreement. The $600 yearly survivor payment to a spouse keeps going after remarriage; payments to a child stop at age 18. This applies when the member died in service or after retirement. The law takes effect immediately and covers spouses already in pay status and deaths on or after that date.

Sanitation spouses keep benefits after remarriage

The law lets surviving spouses of New York City uniformed sanitation revised plan members keep survivor benefits even if they remarry. You must not have renounced survivorship rights in a separation agreement. The law takes effect immediately and covers spouses already in pay status on that date. It also applies to members who die on or after that date.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Robert Jackson

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

    Democratic • Senate

  • Michael Gianaris

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 85 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/13/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 59 • No: 0

committee vote • 6/12/2025

Rules Committee Vote

Yes: 20 • No: 0

committee vote • 5/27/2025

Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.642

    12/18/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    12/8/2025Senate

  3. RETURNED TO SENATE

    6/16/2025House

  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    6/16/2025House

  5. HOME RULE REQUEST

    6/16/2025House

  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.817

    6/16/2025House

  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A7949A

    6/16/2025House

  8. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    6/13/2025House

  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    6/13/2025Senate

  10. PASSED SENATE

    6/13/2025Senate

  11. HOME RULE REQUEST

    6/13/2025Senate

  12. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2001

    6/12/2025Senate

  13. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    6/12/2025Senate

  14. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    5/27/2025Senate

  15. PRINT NUMBER 7314C

    5/20/2025Senate

  16. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    5/20/2025Senate

  17. PRINT NUMBER 7314B

    5/16/2025Senate

  18. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    5/16/2025Senate

  19. PRINT NUMBER 7314A

    5/15/2025Senate

  20. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    5/15/2025Senate

  21. REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    4/9/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Amendment C

    5/20/2025

    PDF

  • Amendment B

    5/16/2025

    PDF

  • Amendment A

    5/15/2025

    PDF

  • Original

    4/9/2025

    PDF

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