Restores the 20 year service retirement for certain New York city corrections officers

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Restores the 20 year service retirement for certain New York city corrections officers.

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Where it stands

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

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

New York State Senate

Same as A6981, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Retirement and Social Security 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

The purpose of this bill is to restore the 20-year service retirement for New York city uniformed correction revised plan members hired on or after April 1, 2012.

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 PensionsMay 20, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

James Skoufis and Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

This bill seeks to remedy an inequity facing recently hired New York City correction officers.Uniformed workers hired after April 1, 2012 are required to complete 22 years of service to be eligible for full retire- ment benefits.The workforce hired prior to April 1, 2012 can retire with full benefits after 20 years of service. This inequity has played a role in the unprecedented crisis New York City is experiencing in regarding the recruitment and retention of Correction officers.

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

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
May 20, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Mar 18, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Mar 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

About this record

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