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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8187: Enacts the "Building Recruitment and Incentives for Dedicated Government Employees (BRIDGE) act"

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 8187 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "Building Recruitment and Incentives for Dedicated Government Employees (BRIDGE) act". Primary sponsor: Micah Lasher (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Enacts the "building recruitment and incentives for dedicated government employees (BRIDGE) act" which provides a service credit for members who were previously employed by the federal government.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Micah LasherPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Didi BarrettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse106
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Bill MagnarelliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  2. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source