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A 7619: Increases earning limitations for certain retired persons from $35,000 to $60,000.
What A 7619 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to increase the earning limitations for certain retired persons in positions of public service. The new earning limitations will be as follows: Earnings limitation for the years 1996-2019 will be $30,000, and for the years 2020-2025, it will be $35,000, and for the years 2026 and thereafter, it will be $60,000. These changes will be effective immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7619
- What is the current status of A 7619?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7619 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 7619 pass?
- Not yet. A 7619 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7619, and where is it now?
- A 7619 was authored by Asm. Phil Steck. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental employees |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | referred to governmental employees |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 233 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7619 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- 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 earning limitations for certain retired persons 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] through 2025 $35,000 20 2026 and thereafter $60,000 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11265-01-5
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