---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits"
description: "Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits; increases the special accidental death benefit paid to a widow or widower or the deceased member's children under the age of eighteen, or if a student, under the age of twenty-three."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 4079"
citation: "New York A 4079 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JOYNER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-01"
last_action: "2019-10-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b96e4ce-f7ec-4296-88ea-09847f2400af"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A4079"
source_hash: "e7df2cf42e4e7e7691dbdc785fc9adeb2a186a49ac8723c37c73660c61bbf0ee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 4079 (2019-2020) — Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits

Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits; increases the special accidental death benefit paid to a widow or widower or the deceased member's children under the age of eighteen, or if a student, under the age of twenty-three.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A4079** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4079&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A4079A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A4079A)
3. **A4079B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A4079B)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: B — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **135–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JOYNER — primary (person)
- ARROYO — cosponsor (person)
- BARNWELL — cosponsor (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- BLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- BRABENEC — cosponsor (person)
- BRAUNSTEIN — cosponsor (person)
- BUTTENSCHON — cosponsor (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- COOK — cosponsor (person)
- CRESPO — cosponsor (person)
- CROUCH — cosponsor (person)
- CRUZ — cosponsor (person)
- CUSICK — cosponsor (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)
- DAVILA — cosponsor (person)
- DENDEKKER — cosponsor (person)
- DESTEFANO — cosponsor (person)
- DICKENS — cosponsor (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- FRONTUS — cosponsor (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- GUNTHER — cosponsor (person)
- HEVESI — cosponsor (person)
- HYNDMAN — cosponsor (person)
- JAFFEE — cosponsor (person)
- LAVINE — cosponsor (person)
- LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- LENTOL — cosponsor (person)
- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONOUGH — cosponsor (person)
- MIKULIN — cosponsor (person)
- MILLER B — cosponsor (person)
- MILLER MG — cosponsor (person)
- MONTESANO — cosponsor (person)
- MORINELLO — cosponsor (person)
- MOSLEY — cosponsor (person)
- ORTIZ — cosponsor (person)
- PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- PICHARDO — cosponsor (person)
- QUART — cosponsor (person)
- RA — cosponsor (person)
- RAMOS — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- SAYEGH — cosponsor (person)
- TAGUE — cosponsor (person)
- TAYLOR — cosponsor (person)
- VANEL — cosponsor (person)
- WILLIAMS — cosponsor (person)
- ZEBROWSKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-01** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-07** PRINT NUMBER 4079A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-17** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-17** PRINT NUMBER 4079B `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-21** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05** REPORTED
- **2019-06-05** RULES REPORT CAL.76
- **2019-06-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.76
- **2019-06-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-11** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-11** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3168B
- **2019-06-19** 3RD READING CAL.1679
- **2019-06-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-10-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-10-22** SIGNED CHAP.382 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b96e4ce-f7ec-4296-88ea-09847f2400af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).