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NY S 189

in committee

Establishes the police canine vest fund

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 189 pass?

Not yet. NY S 189 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 189 about?

Establishes the police canine vest fund to be used for the purpose of purchasing, maintaining, repairing and replacing soft body ballistic armor vests and other protective equipment for state police and municipal department police canines utilized in the performance of police duties, as well as the purchasing and training of such police canines.

Who sponsors NY S 189?

Monica Martinez is the primary sponsor of NY S 189, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the police canine vest fund to be used for the purpose of purchasing, maintaining, repairing and replacing soft body ballistic armor vests and other protective equipment for state police and municipal department police canines utilized in the performance of police duties, as well as the purchasing and training of such police canines.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Monica Martinezprimary
  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.cosponsor
  • Dean Murraycosponsor
  • Jessica Scarcella-Spantoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 4392not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 2517

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S189?summary=&detail=

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