Senate Bill S3456

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S3456 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §150, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7081
2017-2018: S117
2019-2020: S4656
2021-2022: S1654

2023-S3456 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office.

2023-S3456 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3456 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3456
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SKOUFIS,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Civil
   Service and Pensions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  service  law, in relation to prohibiting
   elected officials from collecting retirement while still in an elected
   position

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 150 of the civil service law, as amended by chapter
 211 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   § 150. Suspension  of  pension  and  annuity during public employment.
 Except as otherwise provided by sections one hundred  one,  two  hundred
 eleven,  and  two  hundred  twelve of the retirement and social security
 law, section five hundred three of the education law, and except as  now
 provided by any local law or charter, if any person subsequent to his or
 her  retirement  from the civil service of the state or of any municipal
 corporation or political subdivision of  the  state,  shall  accept  any
 office,  position  or employment in the civil service of the state or of
 any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state to which
 any salary or emolument is attached, except jury duty or the  office  of
 inspector  of  election,  poll  clerk or ballot clerk under the election
 law, or the office of notary public or commissioner  of  deeds,  [or  an
 elective  public  office,] any pension or annuity awarded or allotted to
 him or her upon retirement, and payable by the state, by such  municipal
 corporation  or political subdivision, or out of any fund established by
 or pursuant to law, shall be suspended during such service or employment
 and while such person is receiving  any  salary  or  emolument  therefor
 except  reimbursement for traveling expenses. [Notwithstanding the fore-
 going, if any person, subsequent to his or her retirement from an  elec-
 tive  public  office,  accepts appointment, is re-elected or takes a new
 oath of office to the same elective public office from which he  or  she

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04550-01-3
              

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