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A 3416: Allows for NYSTRS retirees to change their retirement plan beneficiary to a spouse at any time either prior to or after retirement.
What A 3416 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to allow New York State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS) retirees to change their retirement plan beneficiary to a spouse at any time prior to or after retirement. This change can be made within thirty days of retirement, or within thirty days of the date on which the member's application for disability retirement was approved, whichever is later. The law also allows members who have been retired for disability to change their beneficiary at any time prior to or after the date of retirement.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3416
- What is the current status of A 3416?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3416 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental employees".
- Did A 3416 pass?
- Not yet. A 3416 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3416, and where is it now?
- A 3416 was authored by Asm. William Conrad. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental employees |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | referred to governmental employees |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 368 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3416 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CONRAD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing NYSTRS reti- rees to change their retirement plan beneficiary to a spouse at any time prior to or after retirement The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 539 of the education law, as added 2 by chapter 695 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 3 6. An option selection duly filed by the member with the retirement 4 system shall become effective upon retirement. Notwithstanding the fore- 5 going, a member who has been retired for service or with a deferred 6 retirement allowance may file an option selection or change or with- 7 drawal of an option selection previously filed no later than thirty days 8 following the date on which the member has retired, provided, however, 9 if a member is designating their spouse as a beneficiary, such option 10 selection or change may be made at any time prior to or after effective 11 retirement; a member who has been retired for disability may file an 12 option selection or a change or withdrawal of an option selection previ- 13 ously filed no later than (i) thirty days following the date on which 14 such member's application for disability retirement was approved by the 15 retirement board or (ii) thirty days following the date on which the 16 member was retired for disability, whichever is later. Provided, howev- 17 er, if a member who has been retired for disability is designating their 18 spouse as a beneficiary, such option selection or change may be made at 19 any time prior to or after the date on which the member was retired for 20 disability. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06766-01-5
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