Sen. Andrew Gounardes

Primary S 4972

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the calculation of final average salary for certain members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system

Provides that certain members of the police and fire retirement system shall have final average salary be calculated as the regular compensation earned during the twelve months of actual service immediately preceding the date of such member's retirement.

Signed into law Dec 8, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary S 5678

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of members of the New York city fire department

Provides for health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of deceased active members of the New York city fire department who are enrolled in a health insurance plan.

Signed into law Dec 8, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary S 6097

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to additional member contributions for certain members under the age fifty-seven retirement program

Relates to additional member contributions for certain members under the age fifty-seven retirement program; provides that members holding certain titles who due to their age at the time of enrollment in the age fifty-seven retirement program will not obtain twenty-five years of service credit and therefore will not be eligible for a refund of their additional member contributions shall not be required to make additional member contributions.

Signed into law Dec 8, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary S 6877

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to dual memberships in certain New York city retirement systems

Permits a member of the New York city teachers' retirement system, the New York city employees' retirement system, or the New York city board of education retirement system who is eligible to join any other retirement system maintained by the city due to a separate, concurrent eligible employment with a participating employer to become a member of the subsequent city funded retirement system provided such benefits in the first system of membership are suspended during their active membership in the subsequent retirement system.

Signed into law Dec 8, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary S 7289

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Includes thyroid cancer in the list of cancers presumed to be incurred in the performance of duty for purposes of disability retirement

Includes thyroid cancer in the list of cancers presumed to be incurred in the performance of duty for purposes of disability retirement for firefighters in a city with a population of one million or more.

Signed into law Dec 8, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary S 5026

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to protections for freelance workers

Enacts the "freelance isn't free act"; provides for the payment of freelance workers as independent contractors, including requiring written contracts; timely payment of compensation and handling controversies relating to payment, complaint procedures, and penalties; excludes construction contracts.

Signed into law Nov 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor S 6082

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to education and outreach programs for individuals who have suffered a pregnancy loss or infant loss

Includes within the health care and wellness education and outreach program offered by the department of health resources for individuals who have suffered a pregnancy loss or infant loss.

Signed into law Oct 17, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor S 5186

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Requires the department of environmental conservation to implement permit regulations and guidance regarding shoreline management

Requires the department of environmental conservation to authorize and encourage the use of nature-based solutions as the preferred alternative for stabilizing tidal shorelines in the state; provides such solutions should be considered when promulgating and implementing rules and regulations relating to such.

Signed into law Sep 22, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor S 587

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to mandatory training curriculum for poll workers

Relates to mandatory training curriculum for poll workers; requires the state board of elections to develop and provide to each county materials for a model poll worker training program which the counties may use to train individuals to serve as poll workers in state and county elections.

Signed into law Sep 20, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Primary S 5572

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the payment of wages for certain persons employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity

Increases the threshold for applicability of wage payment protections for certain persons employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, from $900 to $1,300 per week.

Signed into law Sep 15, 2023 0 co-sponsors