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Senate Civil Service and Pensions committee advances 10 bills; most referred to finance
Summary
The Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions met June 8 and approved action on 10 bills previously considered, forwarding the majority to the Finance Committee and recording unanimous or near-unanimous votes on several measures.
The Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions met June 8, 2025, and advanced 10 bills that had been previously considered, with most referred to the Finance Committee.
Sen. Margaret Jackson, chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions, opened the committee's fourth meeting of the 2025 legislative session and confirmed that a quorum of seven members was present. Committee members present included Sen. Cooney, Sen. Gonzalez, Sen. White and Sen. Materra; other members were represented by voting sheets.
The committee took action on 10 bills on the agenda. The transcript indicates the package had been previously considered and reported, with one bill to be reported to the floor and nine to the Finance Committee; the record of this meeting shows the committee formally advanced the bills and recorded votes. Several votes were recorded as unanimous (7–0) during consideration of individual bills.
Notable items on the agenda, as announced in committee, included: - S3354, sponsored by Sen. Sanders, described in the record as amending civil service law in relation to donated leave time. Committee discussion included a question about whether donations of leave under the bill would be anonymous; a member noted the bill text did not specify anonymity and raised concern about potential peer pressure within departments. The transcript records a commitment to “take that into consideration and make sure that that is communicated.” The bill was advanced; the transcript does not specify the final referral destination for this bill in this meeting.
- S4724, sponsored by Sen. Feeney and previously sponsored by the Senate president, described as relating to ensuring technical health benefits for skilled nursing care for public health areas. The committee moved and seconded the measure (the transcript records a second by Sen. Dylan Douglas) and voted 7–0 to send the bill to the Finance Committee.
- S6258, sponsored by Sen. Scoopis, described briefly in the transcript as relating to education and NYSTRS (details not specified in the record). The bill was advanced by the committee; the transcript records a favorable tally of 7 in favor when votes were called.
- S6401 and S6404 (sponsored in part by Sen. Jackson), described in the transcript as amendments to retirement and Social Services/Social Security law and the Administrative Code of the City of New York concerning death benefits and a non-disease presumption for certain uniformed members. These bills were discussed and advanced; specific programmatic details in the transcript are limited.
- Additional bills on the agenda included S6840 (Sen. Scarcella, full title not specified in the transcript) and S6956 (Sen. Chris Ryan, full title not specified). The committee reported these measures during the meeting; the transcript lists the bills and records advancement but does not provide full statutory text in the record provided.
Throughout the meeting, committee members asked clarifying questions about bill language (for example, whether donated leave would be anonymous) and staff indicated those concerns would be taken into consideration. Where the transcript did not include full bill text or destinations, those details are recorded below as “not specified.”
The bills advanced by the committee will next move through the Legislature according to their recorded referrals; multiple measures were sent to the Finance Committee for further consideration.
Votes at a glance: where vote tallies were recorded in the transcript, the committee voted unanimously (7–0) in favor of the listed measures; where the transcript did not record a tally, the record notes the bill was advanced but does not specify the numeric vote or referral destination.
Meeting context: this was the committee's fourth session of the 2025 legislative session. Ten bills were on the agenda; the committee confirmed a quorum of seven members and proceeded through the previously considered items. The transcript contains limited bill text and in several cases records only the bill number and general subject area; formal text and full legislative summaries will be available in printed bill files and the Finance Committee docket.
