Authorizes the city of Buffalo to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to firefighters Rhiannon Maguire and Jeffrey Brett
This bill allows the city of Buffalo to let two specific firefighters, Rhiannon Maguire and Jeffrey Brett, join an optional twenty-year retirement plan they previously missed. It applies only to these individuals who failed to sign up on time for reasons other than their own negligence. To make this change, the city must file a resolution with the state comptroller within nine months and confirm the firefighters did not bar themselves from participation due to carelessness. The firefighters then have one year to formally request coverage, after which they will receive the full benefits of the plan. The city of Buffalo will pay all associated costs and can spread these expenses over ten years.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 29, 2024
Last action Jun 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2024
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 5, 2024
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 5, 2024
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jun 5, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0)
senate
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sean Ryan
DDemocratic
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