A 11375 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Removes the authority of the state civil service commission to administer the county service in Westchester

This bill transfers administrative control of Westchester County's civil service from the state Civil Service Commission to a local personnel officer. Under the new rules, the local officer would handle most hiring and staffing decisions, while the state commission retains limited powers such as defining job categories, evaluating applicant merit, and certifying lists of eligible candidates. The legislation also requires the county to establish its own pay scales and classification system based on job duties and responsibilities. Additionally, the bill mandates that all new employees for the county must be residents of Westchester County unless the county executive provides a specific written exception.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced May 14, 2026 Last action Jun 2, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2026 · Assembly May 29, 2026

How they voted

610
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 2, 2026
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 29, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 19, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 14, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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