S 3557 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides a heart disease presumption for correction officers, correction supervisors, deputy sheriff patrol or deputy sheriff patrol supervisors

This bill creates a presumption that heart disease causing disability or death for certain public safety workers was incurred during their duties. It applies specifically to correction officers, correction supervisors, deputy sheriffs patrol, and their supervisors in New York State who are covered by the state retirement system. Under the bill, if such workers develop heart disease while employed and passed a pre-hire physical showing no heart issues, the disability is automatically presumed work-related for retirement benefit purposes - shifting the burden to prove otherwise to the employer. The law amends retirement system rules to establish this presumption without requiring additional proof from the worker.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2026

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S3557 → S3557A · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to clarify its scope and update fiscal estimates after committee review. The amendment adds procedural language indicating the bill was amended and reprinted, adjusts the fiscal note to reflect updated membership data and cost projections, and slightly modifies the bill's title and committee assignment.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding heart disease presumptions for correction officers remains unchanged, but the fiscal analysis was updated with newer data and revised cost estimates.

PROCEDURAL

Added language indicating the bill was amended, ordered reprinted, and recommitted to the committee in accordance with Senate Rule 6.

FISCAL

Updated fiscal note to reflect 2025 data instead of 2024, changing estimated affected members from 8,096 to 8,162 and annual salary from $760 million to $840 million.

Revised immediate past service cost estimate from $5.98 million to $12.6 million and changed the cost-sharing description from State and local employers to all participating employers.

Changed annual contribution impact estimate from an increase of $1.8 million to stating contributions will not materially increase.

TIMELINE

Updated fiscal note date from January 27, 2025 to January 27, 2026 and changed fiscal session reference from 2025 to 2026.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting adjustments including adding '--A' to bill number and adjusting spacing in the title.

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Amendments

Feb 10, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3557A

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

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