NY S 7561
in committeeEnacts the "Wandering Officers Act"
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did NY S 7561 pass?
Not yet. NY S 7561 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES
What is NY S 7561 about?
Enacts the "Wandering Officers Act" prohibiting provisional or permanent appointment of a person as a police officer if such person has previously been fired as a police officer from any jurisdiction within or without the state, if such person left a position as a police officer either while under an investigation or while being the subject of a disciplinary action which could result in termination from any jurisdiction within or without the state, or if such person resigned while criminal charges were pending stemming from actions committed while on duty as a police officer in any jurisdiction within or without the state.
Who sponsors NY S 7561?
Cordell Cleare is the primary sponsor of NY S 7561.
Description
Enacts the "Wandering Officers Act" prohibiting provisional or permanent appointment of a person as a police officer if such person has previously been fired as a police officer from any jurisdiction within or without the state, if such person left a position as a police officer either while under an investigation or while being the subject of a disciplinary action which could result in termination from any jurisdiction within or without the state, or if such person resigned while criminal charges were pending stemming from actions committed while on duty as a police officer in any jurisdiction within or without the state.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Cordell Cleareprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-04-22
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
Versions
- S7561Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: S 8053not in this corpus
- Prior session: S 6489not in this corpus
- Prior session: S 6140not in this corpus
- Companion bill: A 1284
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