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Robert Jackson

Sponsor · State Senator, District 31 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S5026 (2025-26)

Relates to procedures and other matters related to the receipt or discontinuation of certain benefits

Latest action Apr 21, 2026

Summary

Requires that all procedures and other matters related to the receipt or discontinuation of benefits available under section two hundred seven-c of the general municipal law shall be subject, upon request of the affected employee, to a de novo evidentiary hearing.

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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

New York State Senate

Amends the General Municipal 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

To ensure that employees subject to determinations regarding their eligibility for benefits under General Municipal Law § 207-c are afforded a full and fair opportunity to contest such determinations through a de novo evidentiary hearing process.

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions

    Senate Civil Service And PensionsApr 21, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions

    Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 27, 2025Result: passed

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

Cosponsors

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton and Judy Griffin

  • Democratic2
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

Under current practice, many municipalities subject determinations related to § 207-c benefits to limited administrative review. Such proceedings are designed to review municipal actions under an "arbitrary and capricious"; standard, rather than providing a full factual hearing with the opportunity to present evidence. This bill addresses that inequity by mandating a de novo evidentiary hearing, ensuring that decisions concerning an employee's eligibility for critical disability benefits are made based on a full and fair record. The bill affirms that the evidentiary hearing process is a mandatory subject of collective bargaining, preserving the rights of labor organizations to negotiate alternative fair procedures if desired. By creating a clearer, more equitable, and more accessible process for affected employees, this legislation promotes due process, labor stabil- ity, and the fair administration of municipal disability benefits.

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. Apr 21, 2026

    In committee

    RECOMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate

  3. Sep 8, 2025

    Enacting Clause Stricken

    ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

    NY Assembly

  4. May 28, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  5. May 27, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

Show full history (6 earlier events)
  1. May 22, 2025

    Amend and Recommit to Governmental Employees

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    NY Assembly

  2. May 21, 2025

    Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate

  3. Apr 29, 2025

    Amend (t) and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate

  4. Apr 29, 2025

    Amend (t) and Recommit to Governmental Employees

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    NY Assembly

  5. Feb 18, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate

  6. Jan 30, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    NY Assembly

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