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NY S 7831

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 · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 7831 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7831 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

What is NY S 7831 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 S 7831?

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is the primary sponsor of NY S 7831, joined by 4 cosponsors.

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 CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jessica Scarcella-Spantonprimary
  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.cosponsor
  • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrickcosponsor
  • Mario Matteracosponsor
  • Robert Rolisoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-09

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-22

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-22

    PRINT NUMBER 7831A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2025-05-27

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A

    2025-05-27 · pass · 6-0

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

Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9113not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 7971

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7831?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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