---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to including certain employees who were employed in public service for eligibility for those who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations"
description: "Relates to including certain employees who were employed in public service but became members of a retirement system at a later date for eligibility for those who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4961"
citation: "New York S 4961 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOUNARDES"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-09-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83466978-c3a0-4cef-b969-8e259e47720e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4961"
source_hash: "263804e9127942750ec435462f534e20eed7379fdab5a6d98eda594bf8e9070b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 4961 (2021-2022) — Relates to including certain employees who were employed in public service for eligibility for those who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations

Relates to including certain employees who were employed in public service but became members of a retirement system at a later date for eligibility for those who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S4961** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4961&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S4961A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4961A)
3. **S4961B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4961B)

## Votes

- Civil Service And Pensions Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GOUNARDES — primary (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- MANNION — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-19** REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** PRINT NUMBER 4961A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1341
- **2021-06-02** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4961B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-07** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-07** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6384A
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.582
- **2021-06-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-09-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-09-10** SIGNED CHAP.424 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83466978-c3a0-4cef-b969-8e259e47720e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).