A 7785 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes Christine Hasseler to apply for a recalculation of her retirement benefits

This bill specifically authorizes Christine Hasseler, a retired New York state teacher who joined the retirement system in 1970 and retired in 2004, to have her pension recalculated to include missed retirement incentive payments. The recalculation will retroactively increase her benefits to the date of her retirement, without considering the late payment deadline, as the delay was not her fault. The bill requires employers in the retirement system to cover all implementation costs. This is a targeted, one-person bill with no broader policy impact, solely addressing Christine Hasseler's specific retirement benefit case.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Apr 2025

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Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2026

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A7785 → A7785A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to update the fiscal note from the 2025 legislative session to the 2026 session, reflecting a new actuarial valuation date of June 30, 2025. The estimated cost of the pension recalculation benefit for Christine Hasseler increased from $66,000 to $68,000 due to updated member data and actuarial assumptions. The bill was also formally re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees after being discharged and amended.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope remains unchanged; only the fiscal note and procedural status were updated to reflect the new legislative session and revised actuarial data.

FISCAL

The estimated cost of the pension recalculation benefit increased from $66,000 to $68,000 based on updated actuarial valuations as of June 30, 2025.

TIMELINE

The fiscal note was updated from the 2025 Legislative Session to the 2026 Legislative Session, with the actuarial valuation date changed from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025.

REQUIREMENT

New actuarial certification language was added to confirm compliance with professional standards and to clarify that the fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion.

TECHNICAL

Procedural text was updated to reflect that the bill was discharged from committee, amended, and re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, section 2.

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Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7785A

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

lower

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