S 10436 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the ordinary disability benefit for enhanced plan members of the New York city fire department pension fund

Summary

Provides an ordinary disability benefit for tier 3 enhanced plan members of the New York city fire department pension fund which is equivalent to the tier 2 benefit.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced May 15, 2026 Last action Jun 1, 2026

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S10436 → S10436A · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands disability retirement benefits for New York City Fire Department Tier 3 enhanced plan members by removing the requirement to be eligible for Social Security disability benefits and eliminating the five-year service minimum. It also clarifies how prior public service counts toward eligibility and benefit calculations, while providing a fiscal projection showing increased employer contributions over the next 25 years.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of benefits to include members who previously did not qualify due to Social Security ineligibility or insufficient service years, and it broadens the definition of credited service to include purchased or transferred prior public service.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the requirement that members must be eligible for primary Social Security disability benefits to receive the ordinary disability benefit.

Removed the five-year service minimum requirement for receiving the ordinary disability benefit.

Added a new provision counting previously purchased or transferred public service toward the five-year eligibility requirement.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the benefit calculation formula to establish a specific minimum pension floor based on years of credited service, replacing the previous 'greater of' calculation.

FISCAL

Added a fiscal note projecting an increase in employer contributions to the Fire Pension Fund, ranging from $5.6 million in 2027 to $10.0 million by 2043.

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Amendments

Jun 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 10436A

upper

Jun 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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May 15, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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