Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Dawn Ward

Latest action Dec 19, 2025

Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Dawn Ward.

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Where it stands

Rejected by the executive.

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

Vetoed

New York State Senate

Same as A5393, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Provides authorization to Dawn Ward, an employee of the Village of Kens- ington, to change her date of membership with the NYS and Local Employ- ees' Retirement System and be granted Tier 4 status.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 11, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

David McDonough

Republican1

David McDonough

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jack M. Martins says this is needed

Dawn Ward began her career in municipal government with the Village of Kensington in 1993. However, she was not offered the opportunity to join the retirement system at that time. When she did join in 2011 she was placed in Tier V. This legislation would allow Ms. Ward to apply to join the retirement system as of November 1, 1993 and be granted Tier IV status.

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

Dec 19, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.148
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 17, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 17, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jun 17, 2025
Rules Report CAL.893
RULES REPORT CAL.893
NY Assembly

Show full history (9 earlier events)

Jun 17, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S5928
NY Assembly
Jun 11, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1819
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1819
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Reference Changed to Ways and Means
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jun 11, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Mar 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly

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