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S 5579: 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 $65,000.
What S 5579 does, verified March 26, 2026
The bill aims to increase the retiree public earnings cap, which is the amount an individual can earn without affecting their retirement benefits. The new limits will be as follows: for the years 2020 through 2025, the cap will be $35,000, and for the year 2026 and thereafter, the cap will be $65,000. This change will ensure that retirees can continue to work without a reduction in their benefits. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5579
- What is the current status of S 5579?
- As of March 26, 2026, S 5579 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 CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS".
- Did S 5579 pass?
- Not yet. S 5579 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5579, and where is it now?
- S 5579 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza with 11 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Civil Service & Pensions.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS |
| May. 21, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 5579A |
| May. 21, 2025 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 25, 2025 · 248 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5579 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LANZA, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, GRIFFO, HELMING, MATTERA, OBERACKER, ROLISON, SKOUFIS, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions 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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