New York A 8609: Relates to qualifications for holding certain offices in the city of Saratoga Springs

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A08609 Summary:

BILL NOA08609 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08194

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SPONSORManktelow

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Authorizes Heath A. Wadhams, a part-time police officer, with the village of Warsaw police department to take the civil service examination and be eligible for appointment as a full time police officer for the village of Palmyra, in the county of Wayne.

Go to top A08609 Actions:

BILL NOA08609 

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05/22/2025referred to governmental employees

06/10/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/12/2025reported referred to rules

06/16/2025reported 

06/16/2025rules report cal.840

06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.840

06/16/2025substituted by s8194

&nbspS08194 AMEND= HELMING

&nbsp05/20/2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

&nbsp06/11/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/11/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1856

&nbsp06/11/2025HOME RULE REQUEST

&nbsp06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/11/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/16/2025substituted for a8609

&nbsp06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.840

&nbsp06/16/2025home rule request

&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp09/05/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp09/05/2025SIGNED CHAP.367

Go to topA08609 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/12/2025AYE/NAY:34/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinExcusedWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/16/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08609 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08609 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8609

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 22, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. MANKTELOW -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing Heath A. Wadhams to take the compet-
 itive 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 village of Palmyra

 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, Heath A. Wadhams, who has been continuously employed by the
 5 village of Palmyra, in the county of Wayne, as a part-time police offi-
 6 cer, shall be eligible to take the competitive civil service examination
 7 for the position of police officer and shall, contingent upon his score
 8 on such examination, be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for
 9 appointment as a full-time police officer with the village of Palmyra
 10 police department.
 11 § 2. Heath A. Wadhams shall otherwise be subject to the merit and
 12 fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time
 13 police officers.
 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13164-01-5

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