Relates to service retirement benefits for uniformed correction members of the New York city employees' retirement system
Summary
Provides that for New York city uniformed correction revised plan members of the New York city employees' retirement system, the service retirement benefit shall not be reduced by the primary social security retirement benefit commencing at age sixty-two.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2026
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MINOR
This bill amends the New York State retirement law to update citations and add a new provision allowing New York City police members to choose a normal retirement benefit after twenty years of service instead of the mandatory early retirement benefit. The changes clarify the legal references for the 2025 session and introduce an option for NYC police to retire at normal rates rather than the reduced early rate upon completing their twenty-year mark.
Scope change
The bill's scope is expanded to include a new eligibility option specifically for New York City police members regarding their retirement benefit calculation after twenty years of service.
ELIGIBILITY
New provision allowing NYC police members to elect a normal service retirement benefit upon completing twenty years of service, rather than being restricted to the early service retirement benefit.
TECHNICAL
Updated legal citations to reference the 2025 laws and added procedural text indicating the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees.
Added specific legislative history references to subdivision d of section 503 regarding the new retirement option.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 28, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5548A
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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