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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6956: Relates to increasing the earnings limitation for positions of public service

Passed one chamber 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 6956 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to increasing the earnings limitation for positions of public service. Primary sponsor: Chris Ryan (Democratic). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 6956C.

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 increasing the earnings limitation for positions of public service; increases the earnings limitation from $35,000 to $65,000 in 2027 and thereafter.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Democratic/Working Families 6 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 8 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RyanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Andrew LanzaCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/ReformSenate24
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Rob OrttCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate62
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38

“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. PRINT NUMBER 6956C
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
  3. REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
  4. RETURNED TO SENATE
  5. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  6. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  7. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  8. PASSED SENATE
  9. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6956B
  10. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6956A
  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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