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NY S02293
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jamaal Bailey
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Mandates employers provide required training with sufficient frequency to ensure no impact on officers' on-duty employment due to lack of available training
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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
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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