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A 5736: Prohibits prior peace officers or police officers whose position as such was terminated or vacated due to misconduct from again becoming a peace officer or a police officer.
What A 5736 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to prevent individuals who were previously terminated or vacated from their position as a peace officer or police officer due to misconduct from rejoining the force. This restriction applies to individuals who were previously terminated or vacated for misconduct, preventing them from holding the same position again. The law takes effect immediately, effectively blocking individuals with a history of misconduct from becoming peace officers or police officers.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5736
- What is the current status of A 5736?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5736 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 5736 pass?
- Not yet. A 5736 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5736, and where is it now?
- A 5736 was authored by Asm. Robert Carroll with 8 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 198 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5736 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL, TAYLOR, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN, FORREST, SIMON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, DAVILA, MAMDANI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting prior peace officers or police officers whose position as such was termi- nated or vacated due to misconduct from again becoming a peace officer or a police officer 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 837-y 2 to read as follows: 3 § 837-y. Peace officers and police officers terminated for misconduct. 4 No person shall be a peace officer or a police officer where such 5 person's prior position as a peace officer or a police officer was 6 terminated or vacated due to such person's misconduct. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07632-01-5
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