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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8655: Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 8655 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits. Primary sponsor: Stacey Pheffer Amato (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 9, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S6641A.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Increases certain special accidental death benefits for state and local retirement system members.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stacey Pheffer AmatoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY S6641A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.477
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.477
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source