Authorizes members or officers of the state police who were previously firefighters receive credit for such previous firefighter service

Latest action Apr 21, 2026

Authorizes members or officers of the state police who were previously firefighters receive credit for such previous firefighter service for the purposes of 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 A8350, 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

Allows members of New York state and local police officers who previous- ly served as career firefighters to receive full credit and be given full allowance for service previously rendered as a firefighter

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 PensionsApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 27, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why Christopher Ryan says this is needed

Under the current retirement rules, a paid career firefighter for a municipality who goes on to become a Trooper with the New York State Police is not allowed to receive all their service credits in their retirement for their total years of service in both the municipal fire department and the state police even though both the New York state police and municipal fire department are both part of the NYS Police and ,Fire Retirement System. With this, a firefighter who did 7 years with a municipal Fire Department and then became a trooper and serves as a trooper for 20 years receives a total service credit of 20 years in the NYS Police and Fire Retirement System under the State Police Plan 381b, rather than getting service credit for both time served in each depart- ment with 27 years of service. This legislation would allow full credit for a paid career as a fire- fighter in any village, town, city, county, or fire district who later serves as a police officers at the local or state level to be included in their retirement. Both our police and firefighters risk their lives to keep the rest of us safe, and we should not be penalizing those fire- fighters who make the decision to join State Police by requiring them to start their retirement from the beginning. Ensuring that they receive the retirement credit that they have earned is the least we can do.

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
In committee
RECOMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 20, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Jan 16, 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
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly

Show full history (4 earlier events)

May 28, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
May 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly

About this record

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