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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8593: Increases the amount of years of military service credit a member may purchase

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 8593 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Increases the amount of years of military service credit a member may purchase. Primary sponsor: Stacey Pheffer Amato (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

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.

Increases the amount of years of military service credit a member may purchase from three years to four years; provides that the provisions of such act shall not be subject to the requirement that the state shall make an equal payment to the retirement system.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stacey Pheffer AmatoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Sam BergerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Kwani O'PharrowCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10

“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. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  2. PRINT NUMBER 8593A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  4. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  5. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Sources

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