A 8792 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Provides WTC-related benefits to certain employees who worked at the Verrazano Bridge Toll Facility

This bill amends New York's retirement law to include employees who worked at the Verrazano Bridge Toll Facility in the definition of those eligible for World Trade Center (WTC)-related benefits. Specifically, it adds the Verrazano Bridge Toll Facility as a qualifying worksite under the existing criteria for WTC rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations. The change directly affects public employees who worked there during the qualifying period (post-9/11), allowing them to access retirement benefits tied to WTC exposure. The policy adjustment updates the legal definition without creating new benefits, ensuring these workers meet the eligibility standards for existing WTC-related retirement provisions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 5, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2026
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A8792 A8792A · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill expands WTC-related benefits to include employees who worked at the Verrazano Bridge Toll Facility, in addition to those who worked at the World Trade Center sites. The fiscal impact analysis was updated to reflect this expanded scope, showing different contribution amounts and extending the projection period to Fiscal Year 2051.
Scope change
The bill now applies to a broader group of workers, adding those who worked at the Verrazano Bridge Toll Facility to the list of eligible employees for WTC-related benefits.
ELIGIBILITY

Added Verrazano Bridge Toll Facility workers to the list of eligible employees who can receive WTC-related benefits.

FISCAL

Updated fiscal projections to show different employer contribution amounts (disability: $22K, death: $93K) and extended the projection period from 2050 to 2051.

TECHNICAL

Changed the actuarial present value date from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025, and updated the PV of employer contributions from $184K to $182K for disability and $851K to $785K for death.

Added a new committee action line indicating the bill was discharged and recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees.

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Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8792A
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Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
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Jun 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Stacey Pheffer Amato
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