---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the suspension or demotion upon the abolition or reduction of non-competitive or labor class positions in the state service; repealer"
description: "Conforms the suspension or demotion upon the abolition or reduction of non-competitive or labor class positions in the state service with such treatment for competitive class positions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 6856"
citation: "New York A 6856 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stacey Pheffer Amato"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-08"
last_action: "2023-11-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/429de684-8e5a-4263-8b22-4591688fd691"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A6856"
source_hash: "6a4d990e06d63dd32b4d6b5bfd05cc9bf782dd5a36fa22192aba8a7aeb1a8e7d"
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 A 6856 (2023-2024) — Relates to the suspension or demotion upon the abolition or reduction of non-competitive or labor class positions in the state service; repealer

Conforms the suspension or demotion upon the abolition or reduction of non-competitive or labor class positions in the state service with such treatment for competitive class positions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6856** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6856&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stacey Pheffer Amato — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-08** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** REPORTED
- **2023-05-24** RULES REPORT CAL.274
- **2023-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.274
- **2023-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-30** REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5487
- **2023-05-31** 3RD READING CAL.607
- **2023-05-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-05-31** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-11-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-21** SIGNED CHAP.676 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/429de684-8e5a-4263-8b22-4591688fd691`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).