Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York city employees' retirement system to Ryan D. O'Connor

Latest action Apr 21, 2026

Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York city employees' retirement system to Ryan D. O'Connor.

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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 A8575, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York City employees' retirement system to Ryan D. O'Connor.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 27, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

Ryan D. O'Connor was hired by the New York City Transit Authority on January 19, 2012, immediately following his graduation from law school. Despite being classified as a W-2 worker, he was designated an "inde- pendent contractor." He was not enrolled in the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) until September 10, 2012, when he transi- tioned from the Torts Division to the Office of Labor Relations. NYCERS implemented Tier VI in April 2012, so Mr. O'Connor was placed in Tier VI rather than Tier IV, which he would have been eligible for had he been properly enrolled in NYCERS upon his initial hire date. This legislation seeks to rectify this oversight by granting Mr. O'Connor Tier IV status, consistent with the benefits he would have received had he been appropriately enrolled in NYCERS from the date of his hire on January 19, 2012.

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

Apr 21, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Governmental Employees
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Apr 17, 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
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate

Show full history (3 earlier events)

May 21, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
May 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
May 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

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