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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4898: Includes persons holding positions by appointment or employment in the organized militia of the state as public employees

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

S 4898 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Includes persons holding positions by appointment or employment in the organized militia of the state as public employees. Primary sponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS.

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.

Amends the definition of public employee to include persons holding positions by appointment or employment in the organized militia of the state.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert JacksonPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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 CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
  2. REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Sources

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