Provides for the transfer of service credit between certain retirement systems

Latest action Dec 19, 2025

Provides for the transfer of service credit by a member of the New York city police pension fund into the New York city police pension fund.

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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 A7403, 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

To ensure that Tier 2 police officers in the New York City Police Pension Fund (NYPPF) who transfer prior non-police service from the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) receive the same retire- ment eligibility credit as those transferring service from the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS), eliminating an inequity in pension credit.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceMay 28, 2025Result: passed
(22) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 20, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Andrew Hevesi, Anthony H. Palumbo and 5 more on Agora

Democratic4
Republican3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

This bill seeks to remedy a glaring inequity facing current police offi- cers in NYPPF Tier 2 who have prior non-police New York City service transferred from NYCERS to the PPF. These Tier 2 members are eligible for a full-service retirement benefit of half their final salary upon completion of 20 years, however, prior non-police service transferred from NYCERS is currently credited towards retirement allowance rather than the years needed for retirement eligibility. Currently, New York City, through the PPF, has permitted Tier 2 police officers to apply prior non-police New York State service from the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) to be credited towards retirement eligibility. Upon transfer or buyback, NYSLRS credit is deemed as allowable police service and applied towards the 20 years required for service retirement. NYSLRS titles include non-police and clerical positions previously held with New York State. Since police officers with prior New York State non-police service are permitted to transfer NYSLRS credit and have it deemed as allowable police service, those police officers with prior New York City non-police service who transfer NYCERS credit should be granted the same benefit. This bill will eliminate any distinction and cure the gross inequity between non- police pension transfers between NYSLRS and NYCERS as it applies to Tier 2 PPF members.

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.149
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 16, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.802
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.802
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Jun 16, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A7403
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Reference Changed to Ways and Means
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Jun 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Home Rule Request
HOME RULE REQUEST
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1361
1ST REPORT CAL.1361
NY Senate
May 20, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Mar 25, 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

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 22, 2026. About our data

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