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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7831: Allows for certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations to be eligible for disability benefits

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 7831 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows for certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations to be eligible for disability benefits. Primary sponsor: Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Democratic). It lists 4 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.

Allows for participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations who were not members of a New York state retirement system at the time of such participation but who are now currently active members in such retirement systems to be eligible for disability benefits.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39

“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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  3. PRINT NUMBER 7831A
  4. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
  5. REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Sources

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