S 7749 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides for a line of duty presumption for disabilities of deputy sheriffs in certain cities

This bill creates a presumption that heart conditions causing disability or death for deputy sheriffs in cities with a population of one million or more were incurred during work, unless proven otherwise. It applies specifically to deputy sheriffs who passed initial physical exams (showing no pre-existing heart issues) but later develop undetected heart disease. Retiring deputy sheriffs with such conditions would receive a pension equal to 75% of their final average salary. The law directly affects deputy sheriffs in large cities like New York City, streamlining retirement benefits for work-related heart conditions.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Dec 2025
Introduced May 5, 2025 Vetoed Dec 19, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2025 · Assembly Jun 16, 2025

How they voted

590
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 13, 2025
D Democratic41
38 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Dec 19, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.155
upper
Jun 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
Jun 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CITIES 1
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
31