Senate Bill S7207

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 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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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) - Summary

Requires the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement including retirees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on return.

2025-S7207 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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