New York S 8324: Grants security officers serving at the village of Ardsley village court peace officer status

Status: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (as of 2026-05-20)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 8324

Sponsors: Andrea Stewart-Cousins

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S08324 Summary:

BILL NOS08324 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03988-A

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SPONSORSTEWART-COUSINS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2.10, CP L

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Grants security officers serving at the village of Ardsley village court peace officer status; provides that such officers shall complete training if they are not otherwise police officers or peace officers.

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BILL NOS08324 

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06/02/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

05/18/20261ST REPORT CAL.1142

05/19/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/20/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A3988A

&nbspA03988 AMEND=A Shimsky

&nbsp01/30/2025referred to codes

&nbsp06/02/2025amend (t) and recommit to codes

&nbsp06/02/2025print number 3988a

&nbsp06/09/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/10/2025reported 

&nbsp06/10/2025rules report cal.561

&nbsp06/10/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.561

&nbsp06/10/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/10/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp06/10/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE

&nbsp01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.121

&nbsp02/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp02/05/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp02/05/2026REFERRED TO CODES

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8324

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1142

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp07/17/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp07/24/2026signed chap.172

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8324

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 2, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting
 security officers serving at the village of Ardsley village court
 peace officer status

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 88 to read as follows:
 3 88. Employees of the village court of the village of Ardsley serving
 4 as security officers at such village court. Such officers shall only
 5 have the powers listed in paragraphs (b), (h), and (i) of subdivision
 6 one of section 2.20 of this article; provided, however that nothing in
 7 this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such security officers to
 8 carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate
 9 license has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law; and
 10 provided further, that if such a security officer is not otherwise a
 11 police officer pursuant to section 1.20 of this title or a peace officer
 12 pursuant to this section, such security officer shall successfully
 13 complete the training required under section 2.30 of this section.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04966-03-5

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