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Senate bill · S4880 (2025-26)

Authorizes Melissa Baker to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan

New York State Senate

Same as A8253, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Jan 21, 2026

Sponsor: Patrick M. Gallivan (State Senator, District 60, Republican/Conservative)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 18, 2026. About our data

Summary

Authorizes Melissa Baker to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan for service with the village of Blasdell Police Department.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section one. Establishes the statutory authority to permit Officer Melissa Baker to convert certain service credit accrued as a member of the Village of Blasdell Police Department to her current pension plan. § 2. Provides that all past service costs shall be borne by the Village of Blasdell and may be amortized over a five-year period. § 3. Establishes the effective date.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  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

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The sponsor's argument

Why Patrick M. Gallivan says this is needed

Officer Melissa Baker has spent her career in service to our communities as a dedicated member of various law enforcement agencies within the Western New York region. This legislation establishes parity by permit- ting Officer Baker to transfer service credit accrued while employed as a police officer in a different municipality to her existing transit police department pension plan.

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions

    Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 27, 2025Result: passed

    (6) (0) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. Jan 21, 2026

    Recommit, Enacting Clause Stricken

    RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate

  3. May 27, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  4. Feb 13, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate

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