New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S2710: Restores 20 year service retirement for New York city police officers
Status: In committee, January 7, 2026
Restores 20 year service retirement for New York city police officers.
What the bill says
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the restoration of 20 year service retirement for New York city police officers.
From the introduced text, January 22, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the restoration of 20 year service retirement for New York city police officers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 17 of section 501 of the retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 17. "Normal retirement age" shall be age sixty-two, for general members, and the age at which a member completes or would have completed twenty-two years of service, for police/fire members, New York city uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan members and investigator revised plan members, EXCEPT THAT FOR POLICE/FIRE MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE PENSION FUND, NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE SHALL BE THE AGE AT WHICH A MEMBER COMPLETES OR WOULD HAVE COMPLETED TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE. § 2. Subdivision d of section 503 of the retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: d. The normal service retirement benefit specified in section five hundred five of this article shall be paid to police/fire members, New York city uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan members and investigator revised plan members without regard to age upon retirement after …
Sponsors
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D, 23) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Addabbo (D, 15)
- Jamaal Bailey (D, 36)
- Siela Bynoe (D, 6)
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R, 9)
- Stephen Chan (R, 17)
- Cordell Cleare (D, 30)
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14)
- Jeremy Cooney (D, 56)
- Simcha Felder (D, 22)
- Nathalia Fernandez (D, 34)
- Andrew Gounardes (D, 26)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
- : REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
Subjects: Retirement and Social Security Law
Common questions
- What is S2710?
- S2710 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Restores 20 year service retirement for New York city police officers.
- What does S2710 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the restoration of 20 year service retirement for New York city police officers.
- What is the status of S2710?
- In committee as of January 7, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS (January 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2710?
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D, 23), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2710?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2710
Source: official New York record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.