Removes post-retirement earnings restrictions for New York city department of corrections uniformed personnel

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Removes post-retirement earnings restrictions for New York city department of correction uniformed personnel with respect to a retiree subsequent to such member's earliest eligibility date for service retirement.

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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 A8441, 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 lift the statutory maximum on earnings received from private sector employers for former uniformed personnel of the New York City Department of Corrections who retired from service with an ordinary disability retirement, receive ordinary disability benefits, and have reached the earliest age at which he or she would have been eligible for service retirement.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 20, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

Existing law places limitations on the income of New York City Corrections retirees receiving ordinary disability income. The NYCERS Personal Service Income limitation on former Correction Officers for 2018 was $31,100 resulting from all public and private employment. If the proposed legislation is enacted, earnings of a Correction Ordinary Disability Retiree from private employment would no longer be limited. There would still be a limitation of $1,800 (including the disability pension) on compensation from public employment by the state and munici- pal governmental sources. Unfortunately, the ordinary disability benefit does not provide enough compensation for disabled retirees. This measure recognizes the service and sacrifice made by these brave public servants and will bring much needed reform to an outdated income restriction.

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
May 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Apr 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

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