---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to crediting of provisional time for promotional examinations"
description: "Provides for crediting of time spent as a provisional appointee for promotional examinations and eligibility for appointment from the resulting eligible lists."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 8557"
citation: "New York S 8557 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert Jackson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-09-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3fddb53b-def7-439c-b7c6-40543ceaddc3"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8557"
source_hash: "7804a99a96d1b3900a851df7d55ef8925b6a545a81e004494562df11b56d79ef"
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 8557 (2023-2024) — Relates to crediting of provisional time for promotional examinations

Provides for crediting of time spent as a provisional appointee for promotional examinations and eligibility for appointment from the resulting eligible lists.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8557** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8557&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Civil Service And Pensions Vote — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert Jackson — primary (person)
- Iwen Chu — cosponsor (person)
- Jake Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Lea Webb — cosponsor (person)
- Pete Harckham — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-13** REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** 1ST REPORT CAL.509
- **2024-02-27** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2024-02-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2024-03-13** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-03-13** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-03-13** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9386
- **2024-05-06** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.438
- **2024-05-06** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-06** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-09-04** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-09-04** SIGNED CHAP.307 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3fddb53b-def7-439c-b7c6-40543ceaddc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).