New York A 8354: Provides for a line of duty presumption for disabilities of deputy sheriffs in certain cities

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A08354 Summary:

BILL NOA08354 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07749

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §207-r, Gen Muni L

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Provides for a line of duty presumption for disabilities of deputy sheriffs in a city with a population of one million or more.

Go to top A08354 Actions:

BILL NOA08354 

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05/13/2025referred 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.827

06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.827

06/16/2025substituted by s7749

&nbspS07749 AMEND= JACKSON

&nbsp05/05/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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

&nbsp06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2006

&nbsp06/13/2025HOME RULE REQUEST

&nbsp06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/13/2025referred to governmental employees

&nbsp06/16/2025substituted for a8354

&nbsp06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.827

&nbsp06/16/2025home rule request

&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025VETOED MEMO.155

Go to topA08354 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/16/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

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 topA08354 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08354 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8354

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 13, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to disabilities
 of deputy sheriffs in certain cities

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

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 207-r to read as follows:
 3 § 207-r. Disabilities of deputy sheriff members of a retirement system
 4 in certain cities. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general,
 5 special or local law or administrative code to the contrary, but except
 6 for the purposes of the workers' compensation law and the labor law, any
 7 condition of impairment of health caused by diseases of the heart,
 8 resulting in total or partial disability or death to a paid employee
 9 performing the duties of a deputy sheriff in the sheriff's department of
 10 a city of one million or more, where such employee is drawn from compet-
 11 itive civil service lists, who successfully passed a physical examina-
 12 tion on entry into the service of such department, which examination
 13 failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumptive
 14 evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty,
 15 unless the contrary be proved by competent evidence.
 16 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a deputy sheriff member
 17 retiring pursuant to the provisions of subdivision one of this section
 18 shall receive a pension equal to three-fourths of such member's final
 19 average salary.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 SUMMARY: The proposed legislation would provide certain Deputy Sheriff
 members of the