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

Latest action Dec 19, 2025

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

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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 A6942, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A6942, the matching Assembly bill.

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, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

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/sanitation 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 · Rules
Senate RulesJun 10, 2025Result: passed
(19) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A6942, the matching Assembly bill.
(58) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Sam Berger

Democratic1

Sam Berger

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 and sanitation. Uniformed workers hired after April 1, 2012 are required to complete 22 years of service to be eligi- ble for full retirement 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 and sanitation workers.

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
Tabled
TABLED
NY Assembly
Dec 19, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.131
NY Assembly
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Jun 10, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1760
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1760
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Jun 10, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY A6942
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Rules Report CAL.512
RULES REPORT CAL.512
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jun 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 13, 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 14, 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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