Relates to hearing procedures for certain public employees

Latest action Feb 5, 2026

Relates to hearing procedures for certain public employees; provides that the recommendation of a hearing officer in relation to designated managerial and confidential employees shall be considered final and not subject to change or modification.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A3332, the matching bill in the Assembly.

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

This bill provides that the decision of the hearing officer for disci- plinary action against certain public employees shall be final and not subject to change or modification.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 5, 2026Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsJan 28, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 29, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsFeb 11, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Lea Webb

Democratic1

Lea Webb

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

The purpose of this bill is to ensure an impartial and fair due process hearing for state employees designated managerial or confidential. Unlike other state employees, managerial and confidential employees do not have a collective bargaining agreement, which often contains protections against overly aggressive disciplinary actions taken by an employer. Under the present provisions of Section 75 of the Civil Service Law, individuals who have attained permanent appointment as employees under the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Law may be removed from their positions or have other disciplinary actions taken (i.e., suspension without pay, demotion from grade and title) after a hearing held before the officer or body who has brought the charge's. The employer may reject the hearing officer's decision and impose its own sanctions, including termination, upon the employee. The employing officer or body therefore becomes both the prosecutor and the judge of the permanent employee's actions. This bill is needed to prevent such situations, It is unjust for manage- rial or confidential employees to be at the mercy of the employer even if the hearing officer rules in the employee's favor. This bill would provide a fairer procedure in which the hearing is before an impartial hearing officer. The hearing officer would hear the case and determine the appropriate penalty, if any. Such a system would give both the employer and the employee a fair opportunity to present their respective sides of the case and allow for impartial adjudications.

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

Feb 5, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Feb 3, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 29, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Jan 28, 2026
1ST Report CAL.195
1ST REPORT CAL.195
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Apr 29, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Feb 24, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
1ST Report CAL.287
1ST REPORT CAL.287
NY Senate
Jan 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Jan 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

About this record

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