New York A 5843: Provides that instructions to the jury shall include certain defenses

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A05843 Summary:

BILL NOA05843A

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SAME ASSAME AS S04667-A

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§505, 511 & 516, R & SS L

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Provides that for New York city uniformed sanitation revised plan members of the New York city employees' retirement system, the service retirement benefit shall not be reduced by the primary social security retirement benefit commencing at age sixty-two.

Go to top A05843 Actions:

BILL NOA05843A

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02/24/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

03/11/2026amend and recommit to governmental employees

03/11/2026print number 5843a

05/28/2026reported referred to ways and means

06/03/2026reported referred to rules

06/03/2026reported 

06/03/2026rules report cal.446

06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.446

06/03/2026substituted by s4667a

&nbspS04667 AMEND=A JACKSON

&nbsp02/11/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp03/18/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp03/11/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp03/11/2026PRINT NUMBER 4667A

&nbsp03/24/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/01/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/01/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1458

&nbsp06/01/2026HOME RULE REQUEST

&nbsp06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/01/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/03/2026substituted for a5843a

&nbsp06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.446

&nbsp06/03/2026home rule request

&nbsp06/03/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/03/2026returned to senate

Go to topA05843 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES Chair:Pheffer Amato 
DATE:05/28/2026AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means Pheffer AmatoAyeDeStefanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

SantabarbaraAyeGiglioAye

EichensteinAyeTannousisAye

FallAye

BurkeAye

GriffinAye

CarrollAye

RomeroAye

YegerAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/03/2026AYE/NAY:31/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanExcused

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/03/2026AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA05843 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA05843 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5843--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
 service retirement benefits for uniformed sanitation members of the
 New York city employees' retirement system

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

 1 Section 1. Section 505 of the retirement and social security law, as
 2 amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2012, subdivision d as added by
 3 section 3 of part SS of chapter 55 of the laws of 2025, is amended to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 505. Service retirement benefits; police/fire members, New York city
 6 uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan members and investigator
 7 revised plan members. a. The normal service retirement benefit for
 8 police/