New York A 8652: Relates to the definition of overtime ceiling

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A08652 Summary:

BILL NOA08652 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08087

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd 601, R & SS L

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Relates to the definition of overtime ceiling for members who first become members of a public retirement system of the state on or after April first, two thousand twelve.

Go to top A08652 Actions:

BILL NOA08652 

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05/22/2025referred to governmental employees

06/13/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/16/2025reported referred to rules

06/16/2025reported 

06/16/2025rules report cal.843

06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.843

06/16/2025substituted by s8087

&nbspS08087 AMEND= GOUNARDES

&nbsp05/15/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp05/27/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/12/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2012

&nbsp06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/13/2025referred to governmental employees

&nbsp06/16/2025substituted for a8652

&nbsp06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.843

&nbsp06/16/2025home rule request

&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025VETOED MEMO.158

Go to topA08652 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/16/2025AYE/NAY:31/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAbsentDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicExcusedGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAbsent

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/16/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08652 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08652 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8652

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 the definition of overtime ceiling

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision l of section 601 of the retirement and social
 2 security law, as amended by chapter 368 of the laws of 2017, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 l. (a) "Wages" shall mean regular compensation earned by and paid to a
 5 member by a public employer, except that for members who first join the
 6 New York state and local employees' retirement system or the New York
 7 state teachers' retirement system on or after January first, two thou-
 8 sand ten, overtime compensation paid in any year in excess of the over-
 9 time ceiling, as defined by this subdivision, shall not be included in
 10 the definition of wages.
 11 (b) "Overtime compensation" shall mean, for purposes of this section,
 12 compensation paid under any law or policy under which employees are paid
 13 at a rate greater than their standard rate for additional hours worked
 14 beyond those required, including compensation paid under section one
 15 hundred thirty-four of the civil service law and section ninety of the
 16 general municipal law.
 17 (c) The "overtime ceiling" shall mean fifteen thousand dollars per
 18 annum on January first, two thousand ten, and shall be increased by
 19 three per cent each year thereafter, provided, however, that:
 20 (i) for members who first become members of a public retirement system
 21 of the state on or after April first, two thousand twelve, other than a
 22 pension aut