New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A7893: Authorizes Lt. Thomas Cleere to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Authorizes Lt. Thomas Cleere to change his service credit from the improved career retirement plan to a 20 year retirement plan.
What the bill says
An act in relation to authorizing Lt. Thomas Cleere to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan.
From the amended text, April 24, 2026:
AN ACT in relation to authorizing Lt. Thomas Cleere to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Lieutenant Thomas Cleere, a member of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system, who was appointed as a police officer with the Seneca Falls Police Department, in the town of Seneca Falls, county of Seneca, on February 4, 2014, and who, through no fault of his own, was enrolled to participate in the retirement plan contained in section 375-i of the retirement and social security law, shall be given full credit in the special twenty year retirement plan contained in section 384-d of the retirement and social security law for such service upon the election of the town of Seneca Falls to assume the additional cost of such service. The town of Seneca Falls may so elect by filing with the state comptroller within 180 days of the effective date of this act, a resolution of its legislative body, together with certification that such police officer did not bar himself from participation in such retirement plan as a result of his own negligence. Thereafter, such officer may elect …
Sponsors
- Jeff Gallahan (R, 131) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S7411A
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.538
- : RULES REPORT CAL.538
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 7893A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
Votes
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 5, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 4, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Governmental Employees Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means Pheffer (May 28, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement
Common questions
- What is A7893?
- A7893 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Authorizes Lt. Thomas Cleere to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan.
- What does A7893 do?
- In its own words: An act in relation to authorizing Lt. Thomas Cleere to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan.
- What is the status of A7893?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S7411A (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A7893?
- Jeff Gallahan (R, 131).
- Where is the official record for A7893?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7893
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