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NY S 6840

in committee

Increases the amount of years of military service credit a member may purchase

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 6840 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6840 is in committee as of 2026-03-10 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-10): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 6840 about?

Increases the amount of years of military service credit a member may purchase from three years to four years; provides that the provisions of such act shall not be subject to the requirement that the state shall make an equal payment to the retirement system.

Who sponsors NY S 6840?

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is the primary sponsor of NY S 6840, joined by 18 cosponsors.

Description

Increases the amount of years of military service credit a member may purchase from three years to four years; provides that the provisions of such act shall not be subject to the requirement that the state shall make an equal payment to the retirement system.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-10 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jessica Scarcella-Spantonprimary
  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.cosponsor
  • Jake Ashbycosponsor
  • Jeremy Cooneycosponsor
  • Joseph A. Griffocosponsor
  • Michelle Hincheycosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Monica Martinezcosponsor
  • Mario Matteracosponsor
  • Shelley Mayercosponsor
  • Peter Oberackercosponsor
  • Robert Orttcosponsor
  • Anthony H. Palumbocosponsor
  • Kevin S. Parkercosponsor
  • James Sanders Jr.cosponsor
  • James Skoufiscosponsor
  • James Tediscocosponsor
  • William Webercosponsor
  • Jeremy Zellnercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-25

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-08

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-18

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-18

    PRINT NUMBER 6840A

    amendment-passage

  6. 2026-03-10

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Civil Service And Pensions Vote

    2025-04-08 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes

  • Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A

    2026-03-10 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Erik Bottcher: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 5618not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 8593

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6840?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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