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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 959: Establishes the disability benefits maximization and assistance program to assist eligible state retirees in obtaining certain 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 959 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the disability benefits maximization and assistance program to assist eligible state retirees in obtaining certain disability benefits. Primary sponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 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.

Establishes the disability benefits maximization and assistance program to assist eligible state retirees in obtaining certain disability benefits; provides for the investing of any net savings realized by the program back into the New York state health insurance program for the purpose of eliminating or limiting the impact of any premium rate or other cost increases that would be the responsibility of an employee or retiree.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert JacksonPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21

“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. PRINT NUMBER 959A
  3. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
  4. REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Sources

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