S 7755 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to retirement benefits for certain employees

Summary

Relates to the election of retirement benefits for certain members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system who are employed by the office of mental health.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced May 5, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

S7755 → S7755A · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended from version S 7755 to S 7755A, updating the fiscal year projections and committee status to reflect current legislative session data. The substantive policy content regarding retirement plan elections for security hospital treatment assistants remains unchanged, but the supporting fiscal analysis was revised with updated membership counts, salary estimates, and cost projections for the 2026 legislative session.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to affect security hospital treatment assistants employed by the Office of Mental Health in the NYSLERS system.

TIMELINE

Fiscal note updated to reflect 2026 legislative session with new fiscal year 2027 cost projections instead of 2026 projections.

FISCAL

Annual contribution increase estimate changed from $2.2 million to $1.7 million, with cost percentage adjusted from 2.6% to 1.7% of salary.

One-time past service cost estimate increased from $19.4 million to $22.7 million, with payment date moved from March 1, 2026 to March 1, 2027.

Affected member count updated from 697 to 717, with annual salary estimate increased from $68 million to $76 million.

TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from 'S 7755' to 'S 7755--A' to indicate amended version, and committee status updated to show bill was discharged, amended, and recommitted.

Fiscal note date changed from May 5, 2025 to January 12, 2026, and fiscal note number updated from 2025-145 to 2026-23.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 10, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7755A

upper

Jan 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

May 13, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

May 5, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

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