Bill Commons

NY A 7971

in committee

Allows for certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations to be eligible for disability benefits

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 7971 pass?

Not yet. NY A 7971 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

What is NY A 7971 about?

Allows for participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations who were not members of a New York state retirement system at the time of such participation but who are now currently active members in such retirement systems to be eligible for disability benefits.

Who sponsors NY A 7971?

David Weprin is the primary sponsor of NY A 7971, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Allows for participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations who were not members of a New York state retirement system at the time of such participation but who are now currently active members in such retirement systems to be eligible for disability benefits.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • David Weprinprimary
  • Charles Fallcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-16

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-16

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-16

    PRINT NUMBER 7971A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2025-05-21

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  5. 2025-05-21

    PRINT NUMBER 7971B

    amendment-passage

  6. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9113not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 7831

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A7971?summary=&detail=

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