New York A 8352: Sets the increase to the overtime ceiling as a fixed percentage

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A08352 Summary:

BILL NOA08352A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07670-A

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§501 & 601, R & SS L

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Sets the increase to the overtime ceiling as a fixed percentage.

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BILL NOA08352A

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05/13/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

01/15/2026amend and recommit to governmental employees

01/15/2026print number 8352a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8352--A

 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 -- 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
 setting the increase to the overtime ceiling as a fixed percentage

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 24 of section 501 of the
 2 retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 368 of the
 3 laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (c) [(i)] The "overtime ceiling" shall mean fifteen thousand dollars
 5 per annum on January first, two thousand ten, and shall be increased by
 6 three percent each year thereafter, provided, however, that [for]:
 7 (i) For members who first become members of the New York state and
 8 local employees' retirement system on or after April first, two thousand
 9 twelve, "overtime ceiling" shall mean fifteen thousand dollars per annum
 10 on April first, two thousand twelve, and shall be increased each year
 11 thereafter by a percentage to be determined annually by reference to the
 12 consumer price index (all urban consumers, CPI-U, U.S. city average, all
 13 items, 1982-84=100), published by the United States bureau of labor
 14 statistics, for each applicable calendar year. Said percentage shall
 15 equal the annual inflation as determined from the increase in the
 16 consumer price index in the one year period ending on the December thir-
 17 ty-first preceding the overtime ceiling adjustment effective on the
 18 ensuing April first.
 19 (ii) Commencing January first, two thousand eighteen, and each year
 20 thereafter, the overtime ceiling percentage shall be increased by an
 21 amount equal to the annual inflation as determined from the increase in
 22 the consumer price index in the one year period ending on the September

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11208-06-6

 A. 8352--A 2

 1 thirtieth prior to the overtime ceiling adjustment effective on the
 2 ensuing January first.
 3 (iii) Commencing January first, two thousand twenty-seven, and each
 4 year thereafter, for members who first become members of the New York
 5 state and local employees' retirement system on or after April first,
 6 two thousand twelve, the overtime ceiling percentage increase shall be
 7 equal to the greater of: (A) three percent, or (B) the annual inflation
 8 as determined from the increase in the consumer price index in the one
 9 year period ending on the September thirtieth prior to the overtime
 10 ceiling adjustment effective on the ensuing January first.
 11 § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision l of section 601 of the retirement
 12 and social security law, as amended by chapter 368 of the laws of 2017,
 13 is amended to read as follows:
 14 (c) The "overtime ceiling" shall mean fifteen thousand dollars per
 15 annum on January first, two thousand ten, and shall be increased by
 16 three [per cent] percent each year thereafter, provided, however, that:
 17 (i) [for] For members who first become members of a public retirement
 18 system of the state on or after April first, two thousand twelve, "over-
 19 time ceiling" shall mean fifteen thousand dollars per annum on April
 20 fi