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NY State Legislature · S8207-2025 · Vetoed

Relates to age and service eligibility requirements for ordinary retirement for members of the unified court system

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Relates to age and service eligibility requirements for ordinary retirement for members of the unified court system Read the full text

Senate

What it does

Relates to age and service eligibility requirements for ordinary retirement for members of the unified court system; restores 55/30 for all members; reduces the retirement age from 63 to 62.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS · May 21, 2025

Senate

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · Jun 9, 2025

Senate

ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1718 · Jun 9, 2025

Senate

PASSED SENATE · Jun 9, 2025

Senate

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jun 9, 2025

Senate

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · Jun 9, 2025

Assembly

SUBSTITUTED FOR A8801 · Jun 11, 2025

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.641 · Jun 11, 2025

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jun 11, 2025

Assembly

RETURNED TO SENATE · Jun 11, 2025

Assembly

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Dec 8, 2025

Senate

VETOED MEMO.161 · Dec 19, 2025

Senate

Why the Governor vetoed it

VETO MESSAGE - No. 161 TO THE ASSEMBLY: I am returning herewith, without my approval, the following bills: Assembly Bill Number 1778-C, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to granting members of the city's police force eligibil- ity for retirement and pension based on previous service as traf- fic enforcement agents" Assembly Bill Number 6756, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to providing certain death benefits to correction officers, correction officer-sergeants, correction officer-captains, assist- ant wardens, associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange coun- ty" Assembly Bill Number 6942, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the restoration of 20 year service retirement for certain New York city corrections officers and sanitation workers"...
Veto message no. 161, quoted verbatim from the official record, signed KATHY HOCHUL. The full message is on the official bill page.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Robert Jackson

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-09 · EXC 1, AYE 62
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-09 · AYE 21
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

Citywide Association of Law Assistants of the Civil, Criminal & Family Courts (NYS)via MERINGOLO GROUP, INC.
4 filings
COURT CLERKS ASSOCIATION (NYS)via MERINGOLO GROUP, INC.
4 filings
COURT CLERKS ASSOCIATION (NYS)via PITTA BISHOP & DEL GIORNO LLC
4 filings
COURT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION NYSvia MERINGOLO GROUP, INC.
4 filings
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CONFERENCE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC.via BING MARKEE & COMPANY, INC.
4 filings
SUFFOLK COUNTY COURT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC.via MERINGOLO GROUP, INC.
4 filings
THE COURT OFFICERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU COUNTY, INC.via MERINGOLO GROUP, INC.
4 filings
Civil Service Employees Political Action Fundvia Civil Service Employees Political Action Fund
2 filings
From 31 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Vetoed (Dec 19, 2025).