Relates to the rights of public employees related to suspension or demotion upon the abolition or reduction of positions

Latest action Sep 5, 2025

Provides that no provision of section eighty of the civil service law shall modify, replace or supersede any provision of a collective bargaining agreement that provides for greater rights than required by such section.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A779, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A779, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the Civil Service Law.

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this legislation is to ensure section 80 of the civil service law does not supersede collective bargaining agreements.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A779, the matching Assembly bill.
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsFeb 11, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Angelo Santabarbara, Judy Griffin and 3 more on Agora

Democratic5

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

Prior to Chapter 676 of the Laws of 2023, non-competitive and labor class employees in local governments and school districts did not have any layoff rights under the law. Due to this, some school districts and municipalities had negotiated layoff procedures in collective bargaining agreements with employee organizations to provide such rights. However, the New York State Department of Civil Service has interpreted Chapter 676 of the Laws of 2023 as superseding these collective bargaining agreements, even when the language exceeds what is required by section 80. This legislation would ensure that section 80 is the floor for layoff rights, not the ceiling, and would allow employers and unions t o nego- tiate layoff rights that exceed what is in law.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Sep 5, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Sep 5, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.361
NY Assembly
Jun 11, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.286
3RD READING CAL.286
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY A779
NY Senate

Show full history (10 earlier events)

Feb 25, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Feb 24, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 13, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.12
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.12
NY Assembly
Feb 12, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
1ST Report CAL.286
1ST REPORT CAL.286
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly

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