New York A 789: Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a police officer for the Albany county sheriff

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A00789 Summary:

BILL NOA00789 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04542

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SPONSORBendett

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Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the Albany county sheriff's office; requires that Justin Finkle be otherwise subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police officers.

Go to top A00789 Actions:

BILL NOA00789 

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01/08/2025referred to governmental employees

06/05/2025reported referred to rules

06/11/2025reported 

06/11/2025rules report cal.601

06/11/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.601

06/11/2025substituted by s4542

&nbspS04542 AMEND= FAHY

&nbsp02/06/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp05/27/20251ST REPORT CAL.1311

&nbsp05/28/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/29/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/09/2025HOME RULE REQUEST

&nbsp06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/09/2025referred to governmental employees

&nbsp06/11/2025substituted for a789

&nbsp06/11/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.601

&nbsp06/11/2025home rule request

&nbsp06/11/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/11/2025returned to senate

&nbsp08/15/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp08/15/2025SIGNED CHAP.339

Go to topA00789 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES Chair:Pheffer Amato 
DATE:06/05/2025AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules Pheffer AmatoAyeDeStefanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

SantabarbaraAyeGiglioAye

EichensteinAyeTannousisAye

FallAye

BurkeAye

GriffinAye

CarrollAye

RomeroAye

YegerAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/11/2025AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliExcusedReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA00789 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00789 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 789

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BENDETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing Justin Finkle to take the competitive
 civil service examination for the position of police officer and be
 placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police offi-
 cer for the Albany county sheriff's office

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 58 of the civil
 2 service law, including the age requirements under paragraph (a) of
 3 subdivision 1 of such section, or any other provision of law to the
 4 contrary, Justin Finkle, who is a resident of the county of Albany,
 5 shall be eligible to take the competitive civil service examination for
 6 the position of police officer and shall, contingent upon his score on
 7 such examination, be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for
 8 appointment as a full-time police officer with the Albany county sher-
 9 iff's office.
 10 § 2. Justin Finkle shall otherwise be subject to the merit and fitness
 11 provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police offi-
 12 cers.
 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00026-02-5

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