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William Weber

Sponsor · State Senator, District 38 · Republican/Conservative

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Senate bill · S8164 (2025-26)

Authorizes the county of Rockland to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to John F. Leonard, Jr., a deputy sheriff employed by such county

Latest action Nov 21, 2025

Summary

Authorizes the county of Rockland to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to John F. Leonard, Jr., a deputy sheriff employed by such county.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A8628, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would allow the county of Rockland to offer an optional twen- ty-year retirement plan to John F. Leonard Jr.

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passed

    (59) (0) (0) (4)
  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 11, 2025Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why William Weber says this is needed

In August 2020, John F. Leonard Jr. was appointed as a Patrol Officer by the Rockland County Sheriff. Though paperwork to reassign him from the 89P plan to the 553B plan was prepared and filed, it was not effectuat- ed. This bill would allow the county to grant membership in the plan to him.

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

  1. Nov 21, 2025

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.562

    NY Senate

  2. Nov 17, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 16, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.842

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.842

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 16, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 16, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

Show full history (9 earlier events)
  1. Jun 16, 2025

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A8628

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 11, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 11, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 11, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1854

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1854

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 11, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 11, 2025

    Reference Changed to Ways and Means

    REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  7. Jun 11, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  8. May 22, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    NY Assembly

  9. May 16, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate

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