S 6555 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides a heart disease presumption for certain members employed as fire alarm dispatchers

Summary

Provides a heart disease presumption for members employed as a fire alarm dispatcher, a supervising fire alarm dispatcher level one or a supervising fire alarm dispatcher level two of a fire department in a city with a population of one million or more.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Last action May 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

S6555 → S6555A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to add a second sponsor and formally recommit it to the Civil Service and Pensions Committee for further review. The most significant substantive change is the update of all fiscal impact data, shifting the analysis baseline from June 30, 2024, to June 30, 2025, which resulted in slightly higher projected costs for the city.

Scope change

The bill's scope of eligibility and the core policy of providing a heart disease presumption for fire alarm dispatchers remain unchanged.

TIMELINE

The bill's procedural status was updated to include a second sponsor (Senator Martins) and to reflect that the committee has discharged the bill, amended it, and recommitted it for further action.

FISCAL

Fiscal projections were updated to reflect a new valuation date of June 30, 2025, instead of 2024. This adjustment increased the estimated employer contribution costs and unfunded liabilities by approximately $15,000 per incident.

TECHNICAL

Demographic data used for the fiscal analysis was updated to reflect a slightly larger population of active members (186 vs 178) and a lower average age (40.6 vs 40.9).

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Committee

Amendments

May 18, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6555A

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

May 13, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor