Senate Bill S7302A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for reimbursement for certain insurance premiums for certain members of the naval militia, New York air, army national guard, and New York guard

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • 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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2023-S7302 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §210, Mil L

2023-S7302 - Summary

Provides for reimbursement for certain insurance premiums for certain members of the naval militia, New York air, army national guard, and New York guard.

2023-S7302 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7302 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7302
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  military  law,  in  relation  to  providing for
   reimbursement for certain insurance premiums for  certain  members  of
   the naval militia

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 210 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10.  A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY NEW
 YORK RESIDENT MEMBER OF THE NAVAL MILITIA WHO, WHEN  ACTIVATED  PURSUANT
 TO  A  CALL OF THE GOVERNOR OF THIS STATE OR ANY OTHER STATE AS PROVIDED
 FOR BY LAW, SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE  STATE  FOR  PREMIUMS  ASSOCIATED
 WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY, INCLUDING BENEFITS
 PURSUANT  TO CHAPTER 55 OF PART II OF SUBTITLE A OF TITLE X, 10 U.S.C §§
 1071-1110(B), COMMONLY KNOWN AS TRICARE,  OF  WHICH  THE  NAVAL  MILITIA
 MEMBER IS A POLICY OWNER OR BENEFICIARY.
   B.  SUCH REIMBURSEMENT SHALL EQUAL ONE-THIRTIETH THE AMOUNT OF A NAVAL
 MILITIA MEMBER'S MONTHLY PREMIUM FOR EACH DAY OF SERVICE.
   C. THE STATE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE  PROCUREMENT  OF  HEALTH
 INSURANCE POLICIES ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE MILITIA.
   D.  PREMIUMS  REIMBURSED  FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICE MEMBERS' HEALTH
 INSURANCE SHALL BE PAID ONLY TO PROVIDE COVERAGE THAT IS NOT PAID FOR OR
 REIMBURSED BY ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL A SERVICE
 MEMBER WHO DECLINES HEALTH INSURANCE BE ENTITLED TO ANY  DIRECT  PAYMENT
 PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION.
   E.  THE  ADJUTANT  GENERAL SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE COMP-
 TROLLER, PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11572-01-3
              

2023-S7302A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §210, Mil L

2023-S7302A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for reimbursement for certain insurance premiums for certain members of the naval militia, New York air, army national guard, and New York guard.

2023-S7302A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7302A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7302--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land  Security and Military Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs  in  accordance  with
   Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT  to  amend  the  military  law,  in  relation  to  providing  for
   reimbursement  for  certain  insurance premiums for certain members of
   the naval militia, New York air, army national  guard,  and  New  York
   guard
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 210 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10.  A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY NEW
 YORK RESIDENT MEMBER OF THE NAVAL MILITIA, NEW YORK AIR,  ARMY  NATIONAL
 GUARD,  AND NEW YORK GUARD WHO, WHEN ACTIVATED PURSUANT TO A CALL OF THE
 GOVERNOR OF THIS STATE OR ANY OTHER STATE AS PROVIDED FOR BY LAW,  SHALL
 BE  REIMBURSED  BY THE STATE FOR PREMIUMS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL
 OR GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY, INCLUDING BENEFITS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER
 55 OF PART II OF SUBTITLE A  OF  TITLE  X,  10  U.S.C  §§  1071-1110(B),
 COMMONLY  KNOWN  AS  TRICARE,  OF WHICH THE NAVAL MILITIA, NEW YORK AIR,
 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, AND NEW YORK GUARD MEMBER  IS  A  POLICY  OWNER  OR
 BENEFICIARY.
   B.  SUCH REIMBURSEMENT SHALL EQUAL ONE-THIRTIETH THE AMOUNT OF A NAVAL
 MILITIA MEMBER'S MONTHLY PREMIUM FOR EACH DAY OF SERVICE.
   C. THE STATE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE  PROCUREMENT  OF  HEALTH
 INSURANCE  POLICIES  ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL MILITIA, NEW YORK
 AIR, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, AND NEW YORK GUARD.
   D. PREMIUMS REIMBURSED FOR THE PROVISION OF  SERVICE  MEMBERS'  HEALTH
 INSURANCE SHALL BE PAID ONLY TO PROVIDE COVERAGE THAT IS NOT PAID FOR OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11572-03-4
              

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