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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6640: Relates to death benefits for NYC transit authority members

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 6640 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to death benefits for NYC transit authority members. Primary sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 19, 2025): VETOED MEMO.150.

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 an option for beneficiaries of NYC transit authority members to receive a lump sum equal to the pension reserve where a member who is eligible for a service retirement dies prior to filing for retirement.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 5 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew GounardesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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. VETOED MEMO.150
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  5. HOME RULE REQUEST
  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.624
  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6784
  8. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. PASSED SENATE
  11. HOME RULE REQUEST
  12. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1698

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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