A 8116 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the Syracuse regional airport authority

Summary
Relates to the powers of the Syracuse regional airport authority; provides that the Syracuse regional airport authority shall determine which positions, with the exception of all police positions, shall be in the exempt class of civil service.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Nov 2025
Introduced May 1, 2025 Signed Nov 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

A8116 → A8116A · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to clarify that the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (rather than just the airport) is the subject of the legislation. The amendment also modified how certain employee positions are classified under civil service rules, explicitly excluding police positions from the exempt class while keeping other management and technical roles exempt.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from referring to 'the Syracuse regional airport' to 'the Syracuse regional airport authority', clarifying the legal entity being regulated.
SCOPE

Changed the subject from 'the Syracuse regional airport' to 'the Syracuse regional airport authority' to specify the correct legal entity.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified civil service classification rules for airport employees, removing the requirement that positions ensuring federal compliance must be exempt, and instead creating an exception that excludes only police positions from the exempt class.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025 · Assembly May 29, 2025

How they voted

58–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
Jun 10, 2025
D Democratic41
37 Yea 4
90% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Nov 12, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.496
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
upper
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 28, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8116A
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
May 1, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bill Magnarelli
Bill Magnarelli
DDemocratic
NY
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