New York A 6588: Designates certain traffic enforcement agents as peace officers

Status: REFERRED TO CODES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 6588

Sponsors: Stacey Pheffer Amato, Albert A. Stirpe, Alex Bores, Alicia Hyndman, Amy Paulin, Andrew Hevesi, Angelo Santabarbara, Brian Cunningham, Carrie Woerner, Charles Fall, Clyde Vanel, David Weprin, George Alvarez, Jaime R. Williams, John T. McDonald III, Judy Griffin, Karines Reyes, Kwani O'Pharrow, Michael Benedetto, Nader Sayegh, Nily Rozic, Patrick Burke, Paula Kay, Rebecca Kassay, Rebecca Seawright

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A06588 Summary:

BILL NOA06588 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05763

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSRPaulin, Bores, Rozic, Williams, Griffin, McDonald, Stirpe, Woerner, Cunningham, Kassay, Schiavoni,
 Colton, Weprin, Cook, Carroll R, Berger, Tapia, Vanel, Seawright, Alvarez, Benedetto, Reyes, Kay,
 Burke, Zinerman, O'Pharrow, Conrad, Fall, Raga, Hyndman, Hevesi, Sayegh, Santabarbara, Taylor,
 Stern

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MLTSPNSRLevenberg

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Amd §2.10, CP L

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Designates all agents employed by the city of New York police department in the titles of traffic enforcement agent I and traffic enforcement agent II as peace officers.

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BILL NOA06588 

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03/06/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06588 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6588

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating
 certain traffic enforcement agents as peace officers

 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 27-a to read as follows:
 3 27-a. All agents employed by the city of New York police department in
 4 the titles of traffic enforcement agent I and traffic enforcement agent
 5 II; provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed
 6 to authorize any such agent to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a
 7 firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursuant
 8 to section 400.00 of the penal law.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10423-01-5

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