Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee reports 11 bills to Finance, primarily on retirement and benefits

Albany — The New York State Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee met on Feb. 10, 2026, and voted to report 11 bills to the Senate Finance Committee, Chair Senator Robert Jackson said at the start of the hearing: “A quorum is present, we have 11 bills on the committee agenda.”

The committee read each bill title aloud, moved each measure, accepted seconds, and recorded committee votes. Most measures amend the civil service law or the retirement and social security law to modify benefits or eligibility for public employees, or to require administrative actions such as a study by the Department of Civil Service.

Votes at a glance — all reported to Finance (committee tallies as read at the meeting): • S898 (Martinez) — Amends civil service law for compensation for positions requiring foreign language skills and directs a Department of Civil Service study on non-English language job types. Reported to Finance, vote read as 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 AWRs. • S1088 (Ramos) — Amends civil service law on health insurance for state officers and employees receiving state-provided insurance. Reported to Finance, 7–0. • S1090 (Ramos) — Requires dental insurance coverage to be offered effective upon employees’ start dates. Reported to Finance, 7–0. • S3557A (Jackson) — Provides a heart-disease presumption in retirement law for correction officers and certain sheriff supervisors. Reported to Finance, 7–0. • S5761A (Jackson) — Alters retirement provisions for Westchester County correction officers. Reported to Finance, 7–0. • S6057 (Parker) — Expands access to certain mental-health services for emergency dispatchers and correction officers. Reported to Finance, 7–0. • S7755A (Jackson) — Changes retirement benefit provisions and provides an appeal process upon expiration of certain provisions. Reported to Finance, 7–0. • S8158B (Jackson) — Relates to accidental disability retirement under the retirement and social security law. Reported to Finance, 7–0. • S8863 (Jackson) — Authorizes a 30-year retirement benefit for specified members in Nassau County. Reported to Finance, 7–0. • S9069 (Jackson) — Permits transfer of service credit between certain retirement systems. Reported to Finance, 7–0. • S9070 (Jackson) — Amends the Administrative Code of the City of New York to grant city police force members retirement eligibility based on prior service as Traffic Enforcement Agents. Reported to Finance, 7–0.

What the measures do and next steps: Most bills amend state civil service or retirement statutes; a subset authorizes county-specific retirement treatment or clarifies eligibility. The committee recorded votes and reported each bill to the Senate Finance Committee for further consideration; no final enactments occurred at this meeting. Committee members raised no substantive recorded objections during the brief consideration on the floor, and no amendments were offered during the session.

At the start of the meeting Chair Jackson introduced a new committee member, Eric Bacha, identified as joining the committee from the New York City Council, and noted the presence of committee staff to assist the panel. The meeting ended after a brief opportunity for others to speak and a recognition of guests observing the committee process.