Senate BillChaptered/Signed
S 8024: Provides accidental disability retirement benefits for deputy sheriff Richard Stueber, a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and cleanup operations.
What S 8024 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill provides a 75% accidental disability retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of a deceased deputy sheriff who was permanently incapacitated due to his participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and cleanup operations. The benefit is payable from the date of retirement and is based on the determination by the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System that the deputy sheriff was permanently incapacitated as a result of his participation. The county of Suffolk is responsible for bearing the costs associated with implementing this act.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.408 (2025-09-10)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8024
- What is the current status of S 8024?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 8024 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on September 10, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.408".
- Did S 8024 pass?
- Yes. S 8024 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action September 10, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 8024, and where is it now?
- S 8024 was authored by Sen. Monica Martinez.
Author and sponsors
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| Sep. 10, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.408 |
| Sep. 10, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 17, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 17, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 17, 2025 | home rule request |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 15, 2025 · 324 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8024 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT relating to disability retirement benefits for deputy sheriff Richard Stueber, a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and cleanup operations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provision of any general or special 2 law, rule or regulation to the contrary, Richard Stueber, a deputy sher- 3 iff employed by Suffolk County who retired from such service on March 1, 4 2019, and who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery 5 and cleanup operations as a member of the New York City police depart- 6 ment, and is now deceased succumbing to mental illness associated with 7 his participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup 8 operations, and Stacie Stueber on behalf of her deceased husband shall 9 be entitled to a 75% accidental disability retirement benefit pursuant 10 to paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the retirement and 11 social security law based upon the determination by the New York state 12 and local employees' retirement system on March 12, 2020 that Richard 13 Stueber was permanently incapacitated for the performance of his duties 14 as a result of his participation in the World Trade Center rescue, 15 recovery, or cleanup operations. Such benefit shall be payable from the 16 date of his retirement. 17 § 2. All costs associated with implementing this act shall be borne by 18 the county of Suffolk. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02755-02-5
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