New York S 8516: Prohibits the use of chemical weapons and kinetic energy munitions on civilian populations

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S08516 Summary:

BILL NOS08516A

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Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Richard J. Vogt, III.

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BILL NOS08516A

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09/29/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/06/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

05/06/2026PRINT NUMBER 8516A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8516--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 September 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to
 the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in accordance with Senate
 Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT in relation to granting retroactive tier IV membership in the New
 York state and local employees' retirement system to Richard J. Vogt,
 III

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 2 Richard J. Vogt, III, a tier VI member of the New York city employees'
 3 retirement system employed by the New York city department of environ-
 4 mental protection as a sewage treatment worker and who was employed as a
 5 full-time employee with the state university of New York maritime
 6 college from May 1, 2000 through August 30, 2000 and who, through no
 7 fault of his own, did not become a member of the New York state and
 8 local employees' retirement system on May 1, 2000 when he became eligi-
 9 ble for membership in such system, shall be deemed to have a date of
 10 membership with the New York state and local employees' retirement
 11 system of May 1, 2000 if he shall file an application therefore with the
 12 state comptroller within one year of the effective date of this act.
 13 Upon the receipt of such application, Richard J. Vogt, III shall be
 14 granted tier IV status in the New York state and local employees'
 15 retirement system and shall be eligible for all the rights and benefits
 16 thereof.
 17 § 2. All past service costs of implementing the provisions of this act
 18 shall be borne by the state university of New York maritime college, and
 19 there shall be no refund of member contributions to Richard J. Vogt,
 20 III.
 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13096-02-6

 S. 8516--A 2

 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 SUMMARY: This proposed legislation would permit Richard J. Vogt III,
 an active Tier 6 member of the New York City Employees' Retirement
 System (NYCERS), to elect, by filing an application with NYCERS within
 one year of the effective date, retroactive membership in the Tier 4
 NYCERS Age 57 Retirement Plan (57/5).

 EXPECTED INCREASE (DECREASE) IN EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
 by Fiscal Year for the first 25 years ($)

 Year NYCERS
 2027 0
 2028 7,500
 2029 7,500
 2030 7,500
 2031 7,600
 2032 7,600
 2033 7,700
 2034 7,800
 2035 7,900
 2036 8,000
 2037 8,100
 2038 8,200
 2039 8,400
 2040 8,500
 2041 8,400
 2042 8,200
 2043 6,700
 2044 6,600
 2045 6,400
 2046 6,000
 2047 5,300
 2048 4,600
 2049 3,900
 2050 3,300
 2051 2,900
 Employer Contribution impact beyond Fiscal Year 2051 is not shown.

 The entire increase in employer contributions will be allocated to New
 York City.
 PRESENT VALUE OF BENEFITS: The Present Value of Benefits is the
 discounted expected value of benefits paid to current members if all
 assumptions are met, including future service accrual and pay increases.
 Future new hires are not included in this present value.

 INITIAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN ACTUARIAL PRESENT VALUES
 as of June 30, 2026 ($)

 Present Value (PV) NYCERS
 (1) PV of Employer Contributions: 84,000
 (2) PV of Employee Contributions: (29,000)
 Total PV of Be