Authorizes the granting of retirement service credit in the optional twenty year retirement plan to Duane A. Palma for service as a correction officer

Latest action Nov 21, 2025

Authorizes the granting of retirement service credit in the optional twenty year retirement plan to Duane A. Palma for service as a correction officer at the Monroe county sheriff's office jail bureau.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A6279, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A6279, the matching Assembly bill.

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 allow the county of Monroe to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to Duane A. Palma.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 11, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A6279, the matching Assembly bill.
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 27, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Samra Brouk

Democratic1

Samra Brouk

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

Deputy Palma is currently employed with the Monroe County Sheriffs Department Road Patrol. He has of twenty years of law enforcement including agencies with the Rochester Police Department, Greece Police Department, as well as the Monroe County Sheriffs Office Jail Bureau. Approximately two years ago he transferred back to the Monroe Couhty Sheriffs Department from the Greece Police Department informed that his prior Jail bureau service in the 89N retirement system was certified on the front end of their retirement. Because other members of his employ- ment tier have successfully used this time to retire, Deputy Palma anticipated it would apply in the future. For reasons not ascribable to his own negligence, Deputy Palma was denied credit time for his service. This bill allows Deputy Palma the option to join this retirement plan to rectify this error.

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

Nov 21, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Nov 21, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.520
NY Assembly
Jun 11, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.1828
3RD READING CAL.1828
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Jun 11, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S7054
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Rules Report CAL.441
RULES REPORT CAL.441
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
May 19, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Mar 31, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly

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