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A 5531: Provides that a member of a public retirement system of the state may obtain a total not to exceed three years of service credit for up to three years of military duty if the member has completed a term of state service, under orders from the governor of the state of New York, and as certified by a letter of release from such orders issued by the state division of military and naval affairs.
What A 5531 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to provide service credit for military service in the New York State Retirement and Social Security Law. A member can obtain up to three years of service credit for military duty if they were honorably discharged, have a qualifying condition, are a discharged LGBT veteran, or have completed a term of state service under orders from the governor. To be eligible, the member must have received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable. The service credit will not exceed three years and will be granted immediately upon application.
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Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5531
- What is the current status of A 5531?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5531 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental employees".
- Did A 5531 pass?
- Not yet. A 5531 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5531, and where is it now?
- A 5531 was authored by Asm. Alec Brook-Krasny with 7 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental employees |
| May. 19, 2025 | held for consideration in governmental employees |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | referred to governmental employees |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 316 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5531 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, CHANG, NOVAKHOV -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to military service credit The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1000 of the retirement and social 2 security law, as amended by chapter 585 of the laws of 2022, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 1. A member, upon application to such retirement system, may obtain a 5 total not to exceed three years of service credit for up to three years 6 of military duty, as defined in section two hundred forty-three of the 7 military law, if the member (a) was honorably discharged from the mili- 8 tary, or (b) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section [three9hundred fifty of the executive] one of the veterans' services law, and 10 has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from 11 such service, or (c) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section 12 [three hundred fifty of the executive] one of the veterans' services 13 law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable 14 from such service, or (d) has completed a term of state service, under 15 orders from the governor of the state of New York, and as certified by a 16 letter of release from such orders issued by the state division of mili- 17 tary and naval affairs. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09247-01-5
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