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Senate bill · S4582 (2025-26)

Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office

New York State Senate

Same as A11661, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Jul 29, 2026

Sponsor: James Skoufis (State Senator, District 42, Democratic)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

Summary

Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Civil Service Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Prohibits officials from collecting retirement benefits for their elected position despite not retiring and still holding said elected position.

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

Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly.

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The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

Many New Yorkers rightfully collect a pension upon retiring from their careers. However, certain elected officials take advantage of a loophole allowing them to receive a pension for the office they continue to hold despite not having retired. This bill seeks to eliminate that loophole by ensuring that current and future instances of such "double-dipping" are addressed by correcting the unfair equity that exists by closing this gap in the 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

  1. Jul 29, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate

  3. Feb 7, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate

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