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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 9428: Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving dependents following the death of a police officer by suicide

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 9428 is a bill introduced in the New York House on December 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving dependents following the death of a police officer by suicide. Primary sponsor: Kwani O'Pharrow (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES.

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.

Provides that where an active or retired police officer dies by suicide and is enrolled in a health insurance plan, the surviving dependents of such police officer shall be entitled to such health insurance coverage for ninety days following such police officer's death.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kwani O'PharrowPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Sam BergerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Ed RaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Nily RozicCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25

“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. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  2. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Sources

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