Senate Bill S5951A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the continuation of death benefits to a surviving spouse regardless of remarriage

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S5951 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3498
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง16, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4090, A6559
2017-2018: S2305, A8650

2015-S5951 - Summary

Relates to the continuation of death benefits to a surviving spouse regardless of remarriage.

2015-S5951 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5951 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5951

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the  workers'  compensation  law,  in  relation  to  the
  continuation  of  death  benefits  to a surviving spouse regardless of
  remarriage

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1-b, 1-c, 1-d, 2, 2-a and 2-b of section 16 of
the workers' compensation law, subdivisions 1-b, 1-c and 2 as amended by
chapter  168  of the laws of 1979, subdivision 2-a as amended by chapter
174 of the laws of 1981 and subdivisions 1-d and 2-b as added by chapter
689 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  1-b. If there be a surviving spouse and no child of the deceased under
the age of eighteen years and no child of any  age  dependent  blind  or
physically  disabled, and the death occurs on or after July first, nine-
teen hundred forty-eight, and prior to January first,  nineteen  hundred
seventy-eight,  to  such spouse forty per centum of the average wages of
the deceased [during widowhood or widowerhood with  two  years'  compen-
sation  in one sum, upon remarriage]; and where the death occurred prior
to July first, nineteen hundred forty-eight, to such wife (or  dependent
husband) thirty per centum of such wages [during widowhood (or dependent
widowerhood) with two years' compensation in one sum, upon remarriage].
  1-c. If there be a surviving spouse and no child of the deceased under
the  age  of  eighteen  years  or under the age of twenty-three years if
enrolled and attending as a full time student in  an  accredited  educa-
tional  institution  and  such  enrollment  and  full time attendance is
certified by such institution and no child of any age dependent blind or
physically disabled, and the death occurs on  or  after  January  first,
nineteen  hundred seventy-eight, to such spouse sixty-six and two-thirds
per centum of the average wages of the  deceased  [during  widowhood  or
widowerhood  with two years' compensation, in one sum, upon remarriage].

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04800-03-5
              

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2015-S5951A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3498
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง16, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4090, A6559
2017-2018: S2305, A8650

2015-S5951A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the continuation of death benefits to a surviving spouse regardless of remarriage.

2015-S5951A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5951A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5951--A
    Cal. No. 96

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. MURPHY, PANEPINTO -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and  when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,
  sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the  workers'  compensation  law,  in  relation  to  the
  continuation  of  death  benefits  to a surviving spouse regardless of
  remarriage

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1-b, 1-c, 1-d, 2, 2-a and 2-b of section 16 of
the workers' compensation law, subdivisions 1-b, 1-c and 2 as amended by
chapter  168  of the laws of 1979, subdivision 2-a as amended by chapter
174 of the laws of 1981 and subdivisions 1-d and 2-b as added by chapter
689 of the laws of 2007, are amended and a new subdivision 2-c is  added
to read as follows:
  1-b. If there be a surviving spouse and no child of the deceased under
the  age  of  eighteen  years and no child of any age dependent blind or
physically disabled, and the death occurs on or after July first,  nine-
teen  hundred  forty-eight, and prior to January first, nineteen hundred
seventy-eight, to such spouse forty per centum of the average  wages  of
the  deceased  [during  widowhood or widowerhood with two years' compen-
sation in one sum, upon remarriage]; and where the death occurred  prior
to  July first, nineteen hundred forty-eight, to such wife (or dependent
husband) thirty per centum of such wages [during widowhood (or dependent
widowerhood) with two years' compensation in one sum, upon remarriage].
  1-c. If there be a surviving spouse and no child of the deceased under
the age of eighteen years or under the  age  of  twenty-three  years  if
enrolled  and  attending  as a full time student in an accredited educa-
tional institution and such  enrollment  and  full  time  attendance  is

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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