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A 4832: Preempts local laws from requiring minimum work requirements for volunteer security guards in their communities.
What A 4832 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to preempt local laws requiring minimum hours worked for security guards acting on a volunteer basis. It also eliminates the need for a fee or license for security guards and their registration. The provisions of the bill govern the requirements for security guards, overriding any other local laws to the contrary. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to economic development (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4832
- What is the current status of A 4832?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 4832 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 economic development".
- Did A 4832 pass?
- Not yet. A 4832 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4832, and where is it now?
- A 4832 was authored by Asm. Ari Brown with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce & Industry.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to economic development |
| Feb. 06, 2025 | referred to economic development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 206 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4832 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN, ANGELINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to preempting local laws from requiring minimum hours worked for security guards acting on a volunteer basis The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 89-r of the general business law, as amended by 2 chapter 634 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 89-r. Preemption. The provisions of this article shall govern 4 notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and further, no local law 5 shall be enacted which shall require any fee or license for the licen- 6 sure [of] or registration [or] of security guards. Further no local law 7 shall be enacted which requires minimum hour work requirements for 8 volunteer security guards. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07298-01-5
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