| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Apr 04, 2025 |
referred to cities 1 |
Senate Bill S7207
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 2nd Senate District
(R, C) 51st Senate District
(R, C) 5th Senate District
(R, C) 38th Senate District
2025-S7207 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3686
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities 1
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Add §12-143, NYC Ad Cd
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S7466, A9196
2025-S7207 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7207
SPONSOR: LANZA
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the reinstatement of certain officers and employees who were
dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement
PURPOSE OF BILL:
This bill reinstates New York City employees to their positions due to
being terminated from government mandated COVID-19 vaccination require-
ments.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends the administrative code of the city of New York by
adding a new section 12-141.
Section 2: Is the effective date.
2025-S7207 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7207
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 4, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. LANZA, MATTERA, OBERACKER, RHOADS, WEIK -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Cities 1
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the reinstatement of certain officers and employees who
were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 12-143 to read as follows:
§ 12-143 REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES DISMISSED FOR
COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS. OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES INCLUDING RETI-
REES, VESTED MEMBERS AND MEMBERS TERMINATED WITHOUT A ONE-YEAR LIMIT ON
RETURN OF THE CITY OR OF ANY AGENCY THEREOF WHO WERE DISMISSED FROM
EMPLOYMENT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE TO COMPLY WITH
A COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIREMENT, SHALL BE REINSTATED TO THEIR FORMER
POSITION, IN THE SAME POSITION OR TITLE AND AT THE SAME SALARY AND BENE-
FITS WITH RETENTION OF SENIORITY, AS SUCH EMPLOYEE WAS RECEIVING IMME-
DIATELY PRIOR TO THEIR DISMISSAL. SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SEEKING REIN-
STATEMENT SHALL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM ANY WAIVER OF CIVIL SERVICE RIGHTS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06815-01-5
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