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A 5089: Requires the state police to conduct active shooter drills in the state Capitol and the legislative office building.
What A 5089 does, verified January 8, 2026
The state of New York is requiring the state capitol building and the legislative office building to conduct active shooter drills at least once a year. The drills will involve occupants of the buildings participating in the training. The state police will be responsible for conducting the drills. The requirement will take effect on January 1st of the following year after the bill is passed.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5089
- What is the current status of A 5089?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5089 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 operations".
- Did A 5089 pass?
- Not yet. A 5089 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5089, and where is it now?
- A 5089 was authored by Asm. Keith Brown with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 187 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5089 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the state Capitol and the legislative office building conduct active shooter drills The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 236 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 236. Active shooter drills. The state police shall conduct an active 4 shooter drill in the state Capitol building and the legislative office 5 building at least once each year in which occupants of the buildings 6 shall participate. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 8 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08496-01-5
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