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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8499: Relates to the eligibility of New York city transit authority employees for performance of duty disability retirement

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 8499 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the eligibility of New York city transit authority employees for performance of duty disability retirement. Primary sponsor: Stacey Pheffer Amato (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Relates to the eligibility of New York city transit authority employees for performance of duty disability retirement.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stacey Pheffer AmatoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Robert CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Vivian CookCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Charles FallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Kalman YegerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“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