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A 6978: Increases the amount of money a public retirement system retiree may earn in a position of public service in the year 2026 and thereafter to $50,000.
What A 6978 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to increase the retiree public earnings cap in New York. The current cap is adjusted annually, and the new cap will be set at $35,000 for the years 2020-2025 and $50,000 for years 2026 and thereafter. This change will affect retired persons in positions of public service, ensuring their earnings are not subject to excessive taxation. The bill takes effect immediately, with the new caps applying to the specified years.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6978
- What is the current status of A 6978?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6978 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 6978 pass?
- Not yet. A 6978 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6978, and where is it now?
- A 6978 was authored by Asm. Charles Fall with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental employees |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | referred to governmental employees |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 232 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6978 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to increasing the retiree public earnings cap The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 212 of the retirement and social 2 security law, as amended by chapter 589 of the laws of 2019, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 2. The earning limitations for retired persons in positions of public 5 service under this section shall be in accordance with the following 6 table: 7 For the year Earnings limitation 8 1996 $12,500 9 1997 $13,500 10 1998 $14,500 11 1999 $15,500 12 2000 $17,000 13 2001 $18,500 14 2002 $20,000 15 2003 $25,000 16 2004 $27,500 17 2005 and 2006 $27,500 18 2007 through 2019 $30,000 19 2020 [and thereafter] 20 through 2025 $35,000 21 2026 and thereafter $50,000 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09658-01-5
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