Sponsor · State Senator, District 31 · Democratic/Working Families
Senate bill · S7783 (2025-26)
Relates to providing increases of cost-of-living adjustments
Summary
Provides increases of cost-of-living adjustments for public retirees; allows increases of up to five percent.
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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
Amends the Retirement and Social Security Law.
Committee
Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
This bill amends Chapter 125 of the Laws of 2000, a chapter which provides public employee retirees with permanent partial cost-living increases in New York State. The bill provides a desirable amendment to Chapter 125 needed to protect public retirees from continued erosion of their retirement income from inflation. While Chapter 125 began the effort to address pension erosion, this bill seeks to further close that gap.
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Cosponsors
The sponsor's argument
Why Robert Jackson says this is needed
Significant strides were made by the enactment of Chapter 125 of the Laws of 2001. While the CPI has remained very modest since the enactment of COLA, other costs have had a significant impact on retiree security. For example, medical costs including co-payments, premiums, and medica- tion, have been rising at a rate far in excess of the CPI. Recent feder- al amendments to the Medicare law, especially the prescription drug coverage, are likely to cause a significant increase in retired public employee health care costs. This modest increase in the maximum percent- age of the CPI for COLA benefits will provide needed but modest protection for retirees in the event the CPI exceeds 3%. This bill will help assure public retirees achieve a dignified and secure retirement, allowing them to continue to contribute more effec- tively to the long-term health of our economy.
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 13, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
- May 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
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