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A 3408: Provides that any officer terminated who was dismissed for malfeasance or serious misconduct or resigned or retired during an investigation relating to such malfeasance or serious misconduct shall not be entitled to receive any retirement or other benefit or payment of any kind.
What A 3408 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prevent law enforcement officers who are terminated or resign due to malfeasance or serious misconduct from receiving any retirement or other benefits. The law defines "malfeasance" as actions taken by an officer that could result in a miscarriage of justice or discrimination, including crimes, fabrication of evidence, and excessive use of force. Officers who are exonerated of allegations of malfeasance are exempt from this provision. The law applies to police officers defined by the Criminal Procedure Law. The proposed law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3408
- What is the current status of A 3408?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3408 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental employees".
- Did A 3408 pass?
- Not yet. A 3408 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3408, and where is it now?
- A 3408 was authored by Asm. Al Taylor with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental employees |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | referred to governmental employees |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 360 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3408 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the termination of law enforcement officer benefits for malfeasance or serious misconduct The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 2 108 to read as follows: 3 § 108. Termination of benefits; law enforcement officers. 1. Notwith- 4 standing any other provision of law, any law enforcement officer that is 5 terminated and who (a) was dismissed for malfeasance or any other seri- 6 ous misconduct, or (b) resigned or retired from such position while 7 under investigation for such malfeasance or other serious misconduct, 8 shall not be entitled to receive any retirement or other benefit or 9 payment of any kind. 10 2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any law enforce- 11 ment officer who is exonerated of each allegation against such officer 12 of such malfeasance or other serious misconduct. 13 3. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the 14 following meanings: 15 (a) "law enforcement officer" means a police officer as defined in 16 subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law; 17 (b) "malfeasance" means the commonly approved usage of "malfeasance"; 18 and 19 (c) "serious misconduct" means improper or illegal actions taken by a 20 law enforcement officer in connection with such officer's official 21 duties that could result in a miscarriage of justice or discrimination, 22 including, but not limited to, (i) a conviction of a felony, (ii) fabri- 23 cation of evidence, (iii) repeated use of excessive force, (iv) accept- 24 ance of a bribe, or (v) the commission of fraud. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03449-01-5
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