New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10833: Relates to disability benefits for certain individuals employed by the Nassau county police department
Status: Passed both chambers, June 4, 2026
Provides a performance of duty presumption for diseases of the heart for members who serve as an ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordinator, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, or a member who performs police medic or police emergency ambulance related services and is employed in the Nassau county police department.
What the bill says
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to disability benefits for certain individuals employed by the Nassau county police department.
From the introduced text, April 1, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to disability benefits for certain individuals employed by the Nassau county police department THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 63-j to read as PRESUMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY GENERAL OR SPECIAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY DISEASES OF THE HEART, RESULTING IN THE DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A MEMBER WHO SERVES AS AN AMBULANCE MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, AMBULANCE MEDICAL COORDINATOR, AMBULANCE MEDICAL TECHNICIAN/SUPERVISOR OR A MEMBER WHO PERFORMS AMBULANCE MEDICAL TECHNICIAN RELATED SERVICES, OR A POLICE MEDIC, POLICE MEDIC COORDINATOR, POLICE MEDIC SUPERVISOR, BUREAU DIRECTOR POLICE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES - COUNTY, ASSISTANT BUREAU DIRECTOR POLICE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES - COUNTY, OR A MEMBER WHO PERFORMS POLICE MEDIC OR POLICE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE RELATED SERVICES AND IS EMPLOYED IN THE NASSAU COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AND WHO SHALL HAVE SUSTAINED SUCH DISABILITY WHILE SO EMPLOYED, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ON ENTRY INTO SERVICE AS A MEMBER COVERED BY THIS SECTION, WHICH EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF ANY DISEASE OR OTHER IMPAIRMENT OF THE HEART, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT IT …
Sponsors
- Amato, Stacey Pheffer (I, 23) · primary sponsor
- Judy Griffin (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : HOME RULE REQUEST
- : 3RD READING CAL.1805
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S9566
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : HOME RULE REQUEST
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.421
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 4, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 3, 2026): 30 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 3, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 3, 2026): 138 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Assembly Governmental Employees Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means Pheffer (May 28, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement and Social Security Law
Common questions
- What is A10833?
- A10833 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to disability benefits for certain individuals employed by the Nassau county police department.
- What does A10833 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to disability benefits for certain individuals employed by the Nassau county police department.
- What is the status of A10833?
- Passed both chambers as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10833?
- Amato, Stacey Pheffer (I, 23), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for A10833?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10833
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