Permits certain twenty-five year retirement program dispatcher members to file elections not to participate

Latest action Dec 19, 2025

Permits certain twenty-five year retirement program dispatcher members to file elections not to participate.

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Where it stands

Rejected by the executive.

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

Vetoed

New York State Senate

Same as A8669, 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

The purpose of this bill is to provide fire alarm dispatchers an option to opt-out of a retirement system.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 13, 2025Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 12, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

Upon being appointed as a fire alarm dispatcher, all members are auto- matically enrolled in the dispatcher 25 and out plan. However, if an individual has exceeded the age of 30 upon being appointed, per the NYCERS dispatcher 25 and out brochure, they will be mailed a letter detailing their pension options with an opt out form to switch plans. Individuals are given 180 days to submit an opt out form. There is a small group of approximately 15-20 members that exceeded the age of 30 upon being appointed to fire alarm dispatcher that never received such notification from NYCERS. Therefore, they are in a pension plan paying, individually, in excess of $125,000 throughout their careers to a plan they do not benefit from. Such members would have been better suited in a 57/5 plan. Allowing fire alarm dispatchers to elect a plan they would have been eligible for upon being appointed, will stop unnecessary depletion for these members.

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

Dec 19, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.159
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 16, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.844
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.844
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Jun 16, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A8669
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Home Rule Request
HOME RULE REQUEST
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Reference Changed to Ways and Means
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Jun 12, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.2013
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2013
NY Senate
May 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
May 19, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Civil Service and Pensions
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
May 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

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