New York S 1181: Vacates certain records for misdemeanor marihuana convictions

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S01181 Summary:

BILL NOS01181 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06041

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, BYNOE, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, COONEY, GALLIVAN, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
 MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, MAY, MURRAY, MYRIE, OBERACKER, ORTT, PALUMBO, PERSAUD, RHOADS, ROLISON,
 SALAZAR, SANDERS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SKOUFIS, TEDISCO, WEBER, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Establishes a temporary task force on the variable supplements fund program to make findings and recommendations.

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BILL NOS01181 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/06/20251ST REPORT CAL.948

05/07/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/08/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.931

05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1181

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, COONEY,
 GALLIVAN, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATT-
 ERA, MAY, MURRAY, MYRIE, OBERACKER, ORTT, PALUMBO, PERSAUD, RHOADS,
 ROLISON, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SKOUFIS, TEDISCO, WEBER,
 WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
 ted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT establishing a temporary task force on variable supplements fund

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The variable supplements fund (VSF)
 2 program was enacted in 1970 to provide supplementation to the retirement
 3 allowance of New York city police and fire retirement system members.
 4 Since the enactment of the legislation establishing the VSF program,
 5 much controversy has been generated by the exclusion of disability reti-
 6 rees from eligibility for the benefit. Although a small number of New
 7 York city disability retirees were permitted to receive VSF supplementa-
 8 tion benefits as a result of technical correction legislation approved
 9 during previous years, the lack of clarity in defining VSF eligibility
 10 and the continued exclusion of most disabled firefighters from receipt
 11 of this benefit has been a cause of much frustration and confusion for
 12 disability pensioners.
 13 While it is recognized that any amendment to the VSF will require
 14 careful study and consideration of the issues involved, the legisla-
 15 ture's interest in ensuring fairness and equity demand such review.
 16 Because the legislature does not accept this responsibility lightly, it
 17 hereby declares that the establishment of a temporary task force, to be
 18 known as the temporary task force on the variable supplements fund, is
 19 both warranted and required.
 20 § 2. 1. A temporary task force, to be known as the temporary task
 21 force on the variable supplements fund, is hereby created to examine and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03020-01-5

 S. 1181 2

 1 investigate such issues as are related to the exclusion of disability
 2 pensioners from the variable supplements fund.
 3 2. The temporary task force shall have the power to:
 4 (a) conduct public hearings in furtherance of the performance of its
 5 duties under this act;
 6 (b) issue subpoenas for and to compel attendance of witnesses and the
 7 production of books, records, documents and other relevant evidence; and
 8 (c) to recommend legislation consistent with the purposes of this
 9 section.
 10 3. The task force shall consist of eleven members appointed as
 11 follows:
 12 (a) two members who shall be appointed by the governor;
 13 (b) two members who shall be appointed by the temporary president of
 14 the senate;
 15 (c) two members who shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 16 (d) one member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
 17 senate;
 18 (e) one member who shall be