What's happening
This bill exempts certain retirement accounts established by not-for-profit organizations from being used to satisfy money judgments in bankruptcy.
Why it matters
Expands protections to more retirement accounts. By adding not-for-profit organizations to the list, the bill ensures that retirement accounts established by charities, religious groups, and other nonprofits are protected from creditors in bankruptcy, not just those set up by for-profit corporations.
Increases financial security for nonprofit employees. Employees of not-for-profit organizations gain the same legal shielding for their retirement savings as corporate employees, helping to safeguard their future income from legal judgments or bankruptcy.
Addresses parity and fairness in retirement protections. This change corrects a previous gap in the law, reducing unequal treatment between employees of nonprofits and those of for-profit businesses when it comes to protecting retirement assets.
Could affect creditors and debt recovery. By making more accounts exempt from judgments, this bill may limit the assets available for creditors to claim in bankruptcy, potentially impacting the recovery options for those owed money by the account holders.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
737
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to exempting certain accounts established by not-for-profit corporations from application to the satisfaction of money judgments for bankruptcy purposes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (c) of section 5205 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by chapter 141 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
2. For purposes of this subdivision, all trusts, custodial accounts, annuities, insurance contracts, monies, assets or interests established as part of, and all payments from, either any trust or plan, which is qualified as an individual retirement account under section four hundred eight or section four hundred eight A of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a Keogh (HR-10), retirement or other plan established by a corporation or other organization, which is qualified under section 401 or 403 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or created as a result of rollovers from such plans pursuant to sections 402 (a) (5), 403 (a) (4), 408 (d) (3) or 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a plan that satisfies the requirements of section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be considered a trust which has been created by or which has proceeded from a person other than the judgment debtor, even though such judgment debtor is (i) in the case of an individual retirement account plan, an individual who is the settlor of and depositor to such account plan, or (ii) a self-employed individual, or (iii) a partner of the entity sponsoring the Keogh (HR-10) plan, or (iv) a shareholder of the corporation sponsoring the retirement or other plan or (v) a participant in a section 457 plan.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the satisfaction of judgments on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02270-01-5
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