NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7358

Senate Bill S7358

Signed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows Tammy Sciavillo, wife of deceased firefighter Vito Sciavillo, to file an application for continuation of state health insurance benefits

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 17, 2023	signed chap.667
Nov 13, 2023	delivered to governor
Jun 10, 2023	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.836 substituted for a7374
Jun 07, 2023	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 01, 2023	ordered to third reading cal.1546 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 19, 2023	referred to civil service and pensions

Votes

- Jun 7, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S7358
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 7, 2023
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
  Jun 1, 2023 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7358
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2023
      
      aye (21)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas

2023-S7358 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7374
Law Section:: Civil Service

2023-S7358 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows Tammy Sciavillo, wife of deceased firefighter Vito Sciavillo, who was employed by the Greenville Fire Department in the county of Westchester, to file an application for continuation of state health insurance benefits.

2023-S7358 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7358

SPONSOR: STEWART-COUSINS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to allow Tammy Sciavillo, wife of deceased firefighter Vito Scia-
villo, to file an application for continuation of state health insurance
benefits

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize Tammy Sciavillo to file for
continuation of state health benefits.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 authorizes Tammy Sciavillo to file for continuation of state
health benefits and be deemed eligible for such benefits notwithstanding
the lapse in coverage if she files an application with the Department of
Civil Service within one year of the effective date of this act.

Section 2 provides that the costs associated with the implementation of

this act shall be borne by the Greenville Fire District and that future
costs shall be subject to the provisions of the Public Employees' Fair
Employment Act.

Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Tammy Sciavillo is the wife of deceased firefighter Vito Sciavillo, who
was employed by the Greenville Fire District at the time of his death.
Ms. Sciavillo was not offered continued state health benefits at the
time of her husband's death. Such benefits are required to be offered to
surviving spouses pursuant to section 165a of the civil service law. Ms.
Sciavillo is currently unable to enroll due to a lapse in coverage. This
bill would allow Ms. Sciavillo to file for benefits notwithstanding this
lapse.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the state. All costs would be borne by the Greenville Fire
District.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S7358 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7358
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and
   Pensions
 
 AN ACT to allow Tammy Sciavillo, wife of deceased firefighter Vito Scia-
   villo, to file an application for continuation of state health  insur-
   ance benefits

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any  general  or  special
 law,  rule,  or regulation to the contrary, Tammy Sciavillo, the wife of
 deceased firefighter Vito Sciavillo, who was employed by the  Greenville
 Fire  District  in the county of Westchester at the time of his death on
 August 30, 2022, is hereby authorized to file  an  application  for  the
 continuation  of  state  health  insurance  benefits pursuant to section
 165-a of the civil service law. Ms. Sciavillo shall be  deemed  eligible
 for  such benefits notwithstanding the discontinuation thereof following
 her husband's death. Such application, if filed with the New York  state
 department  of  civil  service  within one year of the effective date of
 this act, shall be deemed as timely filed.
   § 2. All costs of implementing the provisions of  this  act,  as  they
 pertain  to the authorization for Ms. Sciavillo to file for continuation
 of state health insurance benefits, shall be paid by the Greenville Fire
 District. All future costs associated with the  implementation  of  this
 act  shall be subject to the provisions of article fourteen of the civil
 service law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11567-01-3

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