New York A 5736: Prohibits prior peace officers or police officers whose position as such was terminated or vacated due to misconduct from again becoming a peace officer or a police officer

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A05736 Summary:

BILL NOA05736 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCarroll R

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COSPNSRTaylor, Seawright, Epstein, Forrest, Simon, Gonzalez-Rojas, Davila, Mamdani

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §837-y, Exec L

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Prohibits prior peace officers or police officers whose position as such was terminated or vacated due to misconduct from again becoming a peace officer or a police officer.

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BILL NOA05736 

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02/20/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5736

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL, TAYLOR, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN, FORREST,
 SIMON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, DAVILA, MAMDANI -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting prior
 peace officers or police officers whose position as such was termi-
 nated or vacated due to misconduct from again becoming a peace officer
 or a police officer

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-y
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 837-y. Peace officers and police officers terminated for misconduct.
 4 No person shall be a peace officer or a police officer where such
 5 person's prior position as a peace officer or a police officer was
 6 terminated or vacated due to such person's misconduct.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07632-01-5

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