Establishes alternative twenty and twenty-five year plans for certain officers of state law enforcement
Summary
Establishes alternative twenty and twenty-five year plans for every non-seasonally appointed sworn member or officer of the division of law enforcement in the department of environmental conservation, a forest ranger in the service of the department of environmental conservation, which shall mean a person who serves on a full-time basis in the title of forest ranger I, forest ranger II, forest ranger III, assistant superintendent of forest fire control, or any successor titles or new titles in the forest ranger title series in the department of environmental conservation, a police officer in the department of environmental conservation, the regional state park police, and university of police officers whose date of membership is prior to January first, two thousand ten.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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MINOR
This bill was amended to add additional sponsors and update committee status information. The most significant substantive change is modifying the eligibility date for the new retirement plan from January 1, 2010 to January 9, 2010, which expands the pool of eligible law enforcement officers who can join this alternative retirement plan.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded by changing the membership eligibility date from January 1, 2010 to January 9, 2010, allowing officers who joined between January 1 and January 9, 2010 to participate in the new twenty-year retirement plan.
ELIGIBILITY
Changed the membership eligibility date from January 1, 2010 to January 9, 2010 for officers of state law enforcement who can elect to join the new twenty-year retirement plan.
TECHNICAL
Added five additional sponsors to the bill: Lupardo, Woerner, Jones, Schiavo-Ni, and Clark.
Updated bill status to reflect committee discharge, amendment, and recommitment after the March 10, 2025 session.
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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6718A
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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