---
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: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7124"
citation: "New York A 7124 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JOYNER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-23"
last_action: "2021-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7be83e4-845d-4d0d-bca3-3b27ec6f9da3"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7124"
source_hash: "40ecdac333e3851ed83634bb6363bbe1abe36384343a6a16e1512399a85d7260"
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 7124 (2021-2022) — 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. **A7124** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7124&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **136–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JOYNER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-23** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** REPORTED
- **2021-05-13** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.382
- **2021-05-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-19** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-19** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6483
- **2021-06-01** 3RD READING CAL.1295
- **2021-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-07-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-02** SIGNED CHAP.327 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7be83e4-845d-4d0d-bca3-3b27ec6f9da3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).