Relates to calculating certain pensions

Latest action May 12, 2026

Relates to calculating certain pensions; increases pension calculation from thirty-five to forty per centum of final average salary.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A9273, 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

This bill would amend the Retirement and Social Security Law to increase the final average salary multiplier for employees who have more than twenty years of credit in the New York State and Local Government Employees Retirement System, the New York State Teachers Retirement System, or the New York City Employees Retirement System.

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

Cosponsors

James Sanders Jr.

Democratic1

James Sanders Jr.

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Andrew Gounardes says this is needed

New York's pension plan used to be a draw to workers in our state. Employees knew they would earn less than their counterparts in the private sector but would have a quality defined-benefit pension in their retirement. The changes to Tier 6 have changed this dynamic. It's now harder than ever to recruit employees into positions such as direct care work and jobs in the medical field. This legislation would amend the Tier 6 pension plan to give employees a 40% final average salary pension after twenty years rather than the current 35%. This will help reduce attrition and strengthen our public workforce.

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

May 12, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Governmental Employees
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
May 8, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Mar 27, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Governmental Employees
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

Show full history (3 earlier events)

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Nov 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Mar 19, 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 20, 2026. About our data

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