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A 6091 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Ensures identical health benefits for public retirees

Summary
Ensures that public retirees are not having their skilled nursing care benefits reduced under the state health benefit plan at the time they enroll for medicare.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePrevents reduction of skilled nursing benefits for public retirees upon Medicare enrollment, protecting existing coverage and aligning with benefit protection indicators.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill prevents reduction of health benefits for public retirees, protecting post-employment benefits tied to prior employment.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 19, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of John McDonald
John McDonald
DDemocratic
NY
108
Co
Photo of Donna Lupardo
Donna Lupardo
DDemocratic
NY
123
Co
Photo of Gabriella Romero
Gabriella Romero
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
109
Co
Photo of Joe Sempolinski
Joe Sempolinski
RRepublican/Conservative
NY
148
Co
Photo of Judy Griffin
Judy Griffin
DDemocratic
NY
21
Co
Photo of Matt Simpson
Matt Simpson
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
NY
114
Co
Photo of Michael Durso
Michael Durso
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian
NY
9
Co
Photo of Scott Bendett
Scott Bendett
RRepublican/Conservative
NY
107
Co
Photo of Stacey Pheffer Amato
Stacey Pheffer Amato
DDemocratic
NY
23
Co
Photo of William Colton
William Colton
DDemocratic
NY
47