NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6184

Senate Bill S6184

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the rights, benefits and privileges that members of a retirement system who retire from such system and later rejoin such retirement system

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 27, 2025	reported and committed to finance
Mar 06, 2025	referred to civil service and pensions

2025-S6184 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5005
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §13-105, NYC Ad Cd; amd §§519 & 614, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S8450, A7332

2025-S6184 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that members of a retirement system who retire from such system and later rejoin the retirement system are reinstated with the same rights, benefits and privileges they had prior to retirement.

2025-S6184 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6184

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
retirement and social security law, in relation to providing that
members of a retirement system who retire from such system and later
rejoin the retirement system are entitled to the same rights, benefits
and privileges such member had prior to retirement

 
PURPOSE:

The bill's purpose is to allow members of retirement systems to suspend
their retirement allowance and rejoin as new members of another retire-
ment system to retain their original tier status.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Section 13-105 of the administrative code York is amended
city of New

Section 2. Subdivision 2 of section 519 of the retirement and social
Security law is amended by adding a new paragraph (vi).

Section 3. Subdivision b of section 614 of the retirement and social
Security law is amended by adding a new paragraph (vi).

Section 4. An effective date is provided.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The bill aims to simplify the process for city employees who are eligi-
ble for membership in the retirement system but also receive benefits
from another pension fund or retirement system maintained by the city.
By allowing them to become members of this retirement system with the
suspension of benefits from the other system during active membership,
It streamlines administrative processes for both the employees and the
city.

The bill seeks to ensure that employees who have retired and subsequent-
ly reentered service are not disadvantaged in terms of their retirement
benefits. It aims to provide them with entitlements, rights, and privi-
leges comparable to those they would have received if they had remained
continuously in the retirement system:

By offering a clearer path for retirement benefits, the bill may
contribute to employee retention and recruitment efforts. Knowing that
their retirement benefits will be protected and that they have a stream-
lined process for AOJ: membership could make city employment more
attractive to potential recruits and encourage current employees to
stay.

Overall, this bill enhances efficiency, ensures fairness, and supports
retention and recruitment efforts.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S8450A - CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S6184 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6184
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and  the
   retirement  and  social  security  law,  in relation to providing that
   members of a retirement system who retire from such system  and  later
   rejoin the retirement system are entitled to the same rights, benefits
   and privileges such member had prior to retirement
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 13-105 of the administrative code of  the  city  of
 New York is amended to read as follows:
   § 13-105 Membership; eligibility in certain cases. Notwithstanding any
 inconsistent  provision  of this chapter, the code, or any other law, an
 officer or employee  in  city-service  who  is  otherwise  eligible  for
 membership  in  this  retirement  system  but who is entitled to receive
 benefits from any other pension fund or retirement system maintained  by
 the  city  may  become  a member of this retirement system provided such
 benefits are suspended during [his or her] SUCH  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE'S
 active  membership in this retirement system. Such member shall contrib-
 ute to this retirement system as a new entrant, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT
 IN  THE  CASE OF A MEMBER WHO HAS RETIRED OR RETIRES FROM PUBLIC SERVICE
 ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX  AND  SUSPENDED  OR
 SUSPENDS SUCH MEMBER'S RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE UPON ENTRANCE INTO CITY-SER-
 VICE, SUCH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS
 THOSE  TO WHICH SUCH MEMBER WAS ENTITLED UPON SUCH MEMBER'S LAST DATE OF
 ENTRY INTO A PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR PENSION FUND OF  THE  STATE  OR
 THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 519 of the retirement and social securi-
 ty law is amended by adding a new paragraph (vi) to read as follows:
   (VI)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW, ANY MEMBER OF A
 PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO RETIRED  AFTER  HAVING  LAST  ENTERED  SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07266-01-5

 S. 6184                             2
 
 SYSTEM  ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX, AND THERE-
 AFTER RE-ENTERED SERVICE AND JOINED  OR  REJOINED  A  PUBLIC  RETIREMENT
 SYSTEM  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALL THE RIGHTS, BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES AND
 SUBJECT  TO ALL THE OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN ANY LAW OR LAWS RELATING TO
 PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND TO  WHICH  SUCH  MEMBER  WOULD  HAVE  BEEN
 SUBJECT  OR ENTITLED HAD SUCH MEMBER ENTERED OR RE-ENTERED MEMBERSHIP IN
 SUCH RETIREMENT SYSTEM ON THE DATE IN WHICH SUCH  MEMBER  FIRST  ENTERED
 THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FROM WHICH SUCH MEMBER RETIRED.
   § 3. Subdivision b of section 614 of the retirement and social securi-
 ty law is amended by adding a new paragraph (vi) to read as follows:
   (VI)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW, ANY MEMBER OF A
 PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO RETIRED  AFTER  HAVING  LAST  ENTERED  SUCH
 SYSTEM  ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX, AND THERE-
 AFTER RE-ENTERED SERVICE AND JOINED  OR  REJOINED  A  PUBLIC  RETIREMENT
 SYSTEM  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALL THE RIGHTS, BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES AND
 SUBJECT TO ALL THE OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN ANY LAW OR LAWS RELATING  TO
 PUBLIC  RETIREMENT  SYSTEMS  AND  TO  WHICH  SUCH MEMBER WOULD HAVE BEEN
 SUBJECT OR ENTITLED HAD SUCH MEMBER ENTERED OR RE-ENTERED MEMBERSHIP  IN
 SUCH  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM  ON THE DATE IN WHICH SUCH MEMBER FIRST ENTERED
 THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FROM WHICH SUCH MEMBER RETIRED.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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