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S 8147 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides for a heart disease presumption for certain New York police department traffic enforcement agents

This bill creates a presumption that heart disease causing disability or death for New York City Police Department traffic enforcement agents (titles I and II) is work-related, if they passed a physical exam upon hiring that didn't reveal heart issues. It automatically qualifies these agents for disability benefits or death benefits without needing to prove the condition was caused by their job. The bill also guarantees these agents a pension equal to 75% of their final average salary upon retirement due to such heart conditions. The City of New York bears all associated costs, and the law takes effect immediately.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill automatically grants disability/death benefits and 75% pension for NYPD agents with heart disease, presuming work-relatedness without proof. Expands worker benefits and protects rights for specific public safety workers.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 15, 2025 Last action May 5, 2026
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S8147A → S8147B · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill version was updated to reflect the most recent fiscal year data, changing the effective start date from 2026 to 2027. The financial projections for employer contributions and actuarial costs were recalculated based on updated census data from June 2025, resulting in slightly higher estimated costs and adjusted contribution amounts for the city.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding eligibility and the core benefit (heart disease presumption for traffic enforcement agents) remains unchanged; only the financial and timeline data were updated.
TIMELINE

The effective date of the bill was adjusted from immediately upon passage (originally targeting 2026) to the start of the 2027 fiscal year, aligning the implementation with the updated fiscal projections.

FISCAL

The estimated financial impact on the city was updated. The projected annual employer contributions increased slightly in the early years (e.g., from $39,000 to $40,000 per incident) due to updated actuarial assumptions and a higher average salary for active members.

TECHNICAL

The underlying data used for the fiscal note was updated from June 30, 2024, to June 30, 2025, reflecting a new census count of active members (decreased from 2,430 to 2,263) and an increase in average age and salary.

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Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
4
May 5, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8147B
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8147A
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
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