New York A 3686: Relates to the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement

Status: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 3686

Sponsors: Jaime R. Williams, Al Taylor, Alec Brook-Krasny, David McDonough, Jodi Giglio, Joe Angelino, Joe DeStefano, John Lemondes, Kalman Yeger, Karl Brabenec, Keith Brown, Lester Chang, Matthew Simpson, Michael Durso, Michael Novakhov, Philip Palmesano, William Colton

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A03686 Summary:

BILL NOA03686 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07207

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SPONSORWilliams

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COSPNSRTaylor, Colton, Durso, Chang, DeStefano, McDonough, Brown K, Palmesano, Brabenec, Lemondes,
 Angelino, Novakhov, Giglio, Simpson, Brook-Krasny, Yeger

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §12-143, NYC Ad Cd

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Requires the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement including retirees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on return.

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BILL NOA03686 

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01/30/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3686

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to the reinstatement of certain officers and employees who
 were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement

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

 1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 2 by adding a new section 12-143 to read as follows:
 3 § 12-143 Reinstatement of certain officers and employees dismissed for
 4 COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Officers or employees including reti-
 5 rees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on
 6 return of the city or of any agency thereof who were dismissed from
 7 employment due to the failure of such officer or employee to comply with
 8 a COVID-19 vaccine requirement, shall be reinstated to their former
 9 position, in the same position or title and at the same salary and bene-
 10 fits with retention of seniority, as such employee was receiving imme-
 11 diately prior to their dismissal. Such officer or employee seeking rein-
 12 statement shall also be exempt from any waiver of civil service rights.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06815-01-5

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