New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11522: Relates to other post-employment benefits reserve funds for counties, cities, villages and towns
Status: In committee, June 4, 2026
Authorizes the governing board of any county, city, village or town to establish one or more other post-employment benefits reserve funds for the financing of all or part of the cost of providing other post-employment benefits to eligible retired employees and their dependents.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to other post-employment benefits reserve funds for counties, cities, villages and towns.
From the amended text, June 4, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to other post-employment benefits reserve funds for counties, cities, villages and towns THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 6-w to read as follows: § 6-W. OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RESERVE FUNDS FOR COUNTIES, CITIES, VILLAGES AND TOWNS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: A. THE TERM "GOVERNING BOARD", INSOFAR AS IT IS USED IN REFERENCE TO A VILLAGE, SHALL MEAN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THEREOF; INSOFAR AS IT IS USED IN REFERENCE TO A TOWN, SHALL MEAN THE TOWN BOARD THEREOF; INSOFAR AS IT IS USED IN REFERENCE TO A COUNTY, SHALL MEAN THE LEGISLATIVE BODY THEREOF; INSOFAR AS IT IS USED IN REFERENCE TO A CITY, SHALL MEAN THE "LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY" THEREOF, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. B. THE TERM "OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RESERVE FUNDS" OR "OPEB" SHALL MEAN BENEFITS, OTHER THAN PENSION BENEFITS, THAT A COUNTY, CITY, VILLAGE OR TOWN IS OBLIGATED OR HAS COMMITTED TO PROVIDE TO ELIGIBLE RETIRED EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I) HEALTH INSURANCE, INCLUDING MEDICAL, PRESCRIPTION DRUG, …
Sponsors
- Michaelle Solages (D, 22) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 11522A
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- : REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Subjects: General Municipal Law
Common questions
- What is A11522?
- A11522 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to other post-employment benefits reserve funds for counties, cities, villages and towns.
- What does A11522 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to other post-employment benefits reserve funds for counties, cities, villages and towns.
- What is the status of A11522?
- In committee as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 11522A (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11522?
- Michaelle Solages (D, 22).
- Where is the official record for A11522?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11522
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