NY-S5196-2010

New York · S 5196 · 2009–2010

Amends the disability benefits law to include domestic partners in certain provisions and defines the term domestic partner; adds reference to domestic partner in provisions relating to voluntary coverage and disposition of accrued benefits upon death; defines domestic partner as a person at least 18 years old who is either dependent upon the employee for support, or who has registered as the domestic partner of the employee with any registry of domestic partnerships maintained by the state or by any county, city, town, or village (excludes persons related by blood to the employee in such a manner as would bar marriage to the employee in this state).

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Bill key
NY-S5196-2010
State
New York
Session
2009–2010
Introduced
Last recorded status
introduced
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Citation (Bluebook)
S. 5196, 2009–2010 Leg., Reg. Sess. (N.Y. 2009), https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?term=2009&bn=S05196.
Short citation
N.Y. S. 5196.
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Amends the disability benefits law to include domestic partners in certain provisions and defines the term domestic partner; adds reference to domestic partner in provisions relat…

Sponsors

2 sponsors
NamePartyOfficeDistrictRole
Antoine ThompsonDemocraticSenatorSD-060Co-sponsor
Diane SavinoDemocraticSenatorSD-023Co-sponsor

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