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NY S 6196

in committee

Relates to residency requirements for police officers

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 6196 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6196 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

What is NY S 6196 about?

Relates to residency requirements for police officers; provides that no person shall be a paid member of any police force that does not reside in the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which they shall be chosen for one year prior to being appointed and continues to reside therein.

Who sponsors NY S 6196?

Kevin S. Parker is the primary sponsor of NY S 6196.

Description

Relates to residency requirements for police officers; provides that no person shall be a paid member of any police force that does not reside in the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which they shall be chosen for one year prior to being appointed and continues to reside therein.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kevin S. Parkerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-06

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8612not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5969not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 7268not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6196?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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