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Senate bill · S9905 (2025-26)

Relates to the effective date of a reclassification for an accidental disability retirement benefit

New York State Senate

Latest action Jun 4, 2026

Sponsor: Robert Jackson (State Senator, District 31, Democratic/Working Families)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

Summary

Relates to the effective date of a reclassification for an accidental disability retirement benefit for applications filed on or after January 1, 2027.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Retirement and Social Security Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To provide certain retirees approved for the World Trade Center Presump- tion for Accidental Disability Retirement Benefit reclassification with benefits as of the date their application is filed with the Office of the State Comptroller.

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

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  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.

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Cosponsors

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The sponsor's argument

Why Robert Jackson says this is needed

Generally, an eligible individual begins receiving retirement benefits provided for in the Retirement and Social Security Law as of the date their application was filed with the Office of the State Comptroller. However, for benefits provided under the World Trade Center Presumption for Accidental Disability Retirement Benefit reclassification, an eligi- ble individual begins receiving such benefit as of the date their appli- cation is approved by the Office of the State Comptroller. This bill seeks to remedy that inconsistency and would allow individuals approved for World Trade Center Presumption for Accidental Disability Retirement Benefit reclassification to receive such benefits as of the date of the application is filed.

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 4, 2026Result: passed

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

  • Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions

    Senate Civil Service And PensionsMay 5, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 4, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1756

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1756

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 4, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    NY Assembly

Show full history (2 earlier events)
  1. May 5, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  2. Apr 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    NY Senate

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