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Senate bill · S8945 (2025-26)

Provides a heart disease presumption for certain members employed as probation officers

PassedLatest action Jun 2, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A10149, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Robert Jackson

State Senator, District 31 · Democratic/Working Families

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Summary

Provides a heart disease presumption for members employed as a probation officer, supervising probation officer or probation officer trainee of a department of probation in a city with a population of one million or more.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Retirement and Social Security Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 22, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This proposed legislation would provide to NYCERS Tier 4 and Tier 6 Probation Officers a rebuttable statutory presumption that a qualifying disability or death related to heart disease was incurred in the performance of duty and provide a performance of duty disability retire- ment benefit equal to 750 of Final Average Salary.

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

Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

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

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.

The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

Probation officers and probation officer trainees perform duties which are as stressful and physically demanding as other correction officers and sheriffs. As more violent felony offenders are being sentenced to probation, it is imperative that these probation officers and probation officer trainees' health are protected. This bill will provide probation officers and probation officer trainees the same benefit pertaining to a heart presumption as is provided by other law enforcement officers.

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 1, 2026Result: passed

    (60) (0) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 1, 2026Result: passed

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

Full history

  1. Jun 2, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.355

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.355

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 2, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 2, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 2, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A10149

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 1, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

Show full history (7 earlier events)
  1. Jun 1, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 1, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1481

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1481

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 1, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  5. May 28, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  6. Feb 12, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    NY Assembly

  7. Jan 20, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate