S 10360 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Recognizes suicide as a line of duty death for the purposes of certain death benefits

This bill allows public safety officers, such as police, firefighters, and correction officers, to receive accidental death benefits if they die by suicide under specific circumstances. It qualifies these deaths as line-of-duty incidents when the suicide is linked to post-traumatic stress disorder from a work-related traumatic event or occurs within 45 days of such an event. The law establishes a legal presumption that these suicides are connected to the officer's trauma unless medical evidence proves otherwise, ensuring eligible families can access financial support without proving willful negligence.
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Introduced May 15, 2026 Last action May 15, 2026
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