---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows and orphaned children of members"
description: "Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to a widow or widower or the children of a deceased member of the state and local retirement system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 11555"
citation: "New York A 11555 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-06-01"
last_action: "2026-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0b505ed-65a1-4958-9450-22ef5edf3fc8"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11555"
source_hash: "1578782e7c14fb6df990600d664734d15a579cf5e4e85bb11dcc8a5ca52f3f5e"
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 11555 (2025-2026) — Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows and orphaned children of members

Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to a widow or widower or the children of a deceased member of the state and local retirement system.

## Version chain

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

1. **A11555** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A11555&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **139–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rules Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-01** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-02** REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-03** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-03** REPORTED
- **2026-06-03** RULES REPORT CAL.464
- **2026-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.464
- **2026-06-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2026-06-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2026-06-04** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S10636
- **2026-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.1783
- **2026-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2026-06-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2026-06-18** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-26** SIGNED CHAP.157 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0b505ed-65a1-4958-9450-22ef5edf3fc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).