New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10605: Relates to disability claims for a qualifying World Trade Center
Status: Signed into law, September 10, 2026
Extends the deadline for filing disability claims for a qualifying World Trade Center condition until 2030.
What the bill says
An act to amend the retirement and social security law and the workers' compensation law, in relation to extending the deadline for submission of a notice that a member of a retirement system participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations.
From the introduced text, May 29, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law and the workers' compensation law, in relation to extending the deadline for submission of a notice that a member of a retirement system participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 36 of section 2 of the retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 561 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: (a) "Qualifying World Trade Center condition" shall mean a qualifying condition or impairment of health resulting in disability to a member who participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations for a qualifying period, as those terms are defined below, provided the following conditions have been met: (i) such member, or eligible beneficiary in the case of the member's death, must have either filed a written and sworn statement with the member's retirement system on a form provided by such system, or as allowed by the member's retirement system, electronically submitted a statement on a form provided by such system through a secure online portal maintained by the member's retirement system that has duly validated the member's identity, indicating the underlying dates and locations of …
Sponsors
- Robert Jackson (D, 31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.296
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.438
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A11531
- : REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1602
Votes
- Senate Rules Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (June 2, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 2, 2026): 61 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement and Social Security Law
Common questions
- What is S10605?
- S10605 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to disability claims for a qualifying World Trade Center.
- What does S10605 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the retirement and social security law and the workers' compensation law, in relation to extending the deadline for submission of a notice that a member of a retirement system participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations.
- What is the status of S10605?
- Signed into law as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.296 (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10605?
- Robert Jackson (D, 31).
- Where is the official record for S10605?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10605
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