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NY S02293

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jamaal Bailey

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits municipalities from allowing police officers to carry or use firearms during on-duty employment unless the officer has completed training meeting or exceeding municipal police training council minimum standards for deadly physical force and firearms use

  • Requires police officers to receive annual instruction in deadly physical force and firearms use that meets or exceeds council standards to maintain firearm-carrying privileges

  • Mandates employers provide required training with sufficient frequency to ensure no impact on officers' on-duty employment due to lack of available training

  • Protects officers from being transferred from their precinct, command, assignment, post, squad, or tour of duty due to employer's failure to provide required training

  • Employer's failure to provide mandated training cannot impair an officer's ability to carry a firearm while off-duty

Legislative Description

Relates to prohibiting police officers from carrying or using a firearm during any phase of the officer's official duties unless the officer has satisfactorily completed a course of training that meets or exceeds the minimum standards established by the municipal police training council.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CODES

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Codes1/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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