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A 6054: Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish a statewide public database covering every local police department, each county sheriff's office, the division of the state police and every agency that employs a peace officer in this state, which shall compile the names of any police or peace officer who has had their employment terminated due to misconduct.
What A 6054 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to create a statewide database to track misconduct cases involving law enforcement officers in New York. The database will cover all local police departments, county sheriff's offices, the state police, and other agencies that employ peace officers. It will include information on officers who have been terminated due to misconduct, such as domestic violence, assault, and excessive use of force. The database will be maintained by the state, and the chiefs of police departments, county sheriffs, and other relevant officials will be required to report information to the state. The information will be compiled and maintained in a manner defined by regulations. The law will take effect 90 days after it becomes law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6054
- What is the current status of A 6054?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 6054 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 6054 pass?
- Not yet. A 6054 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6054, and where is it now?
- A 6054 was authored by Asm. Chris Burdick. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 26, 2025 · 376 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6054 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a state- wide law enforcement officer misconduct database 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. Statewide law enforcement officer misconduct database. 4 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the division shall 5 establish a statewide public database covering every local police 6 department, each county sheriff's office, the division of the state 7 police and every agency that employs a peace officer in this state, 8 which shall compile the names of any police or peace officer who has had 9 their employment terminated due to misconduct, including but not limited 10 to domestic violence, sexual violence, assault and harassment, any crim- 11 inal offense against a minor, excessive use of force, any violation of 12 18 U.S.C. 242, perjury, falsifying a police report or planting and 13 destroying evidence, and deadly physical assault; as well as any termi- 14 nation or complaints against such officer. The chief of every police 15 department, each county sheriff, the superintendent of state police and 16 the person in charge of every agency that employs a peace officer in 17 this state shall report to the division, in a form and manner as defined 18 in regulations by the division, all information necessary to compile and 19 maintain the database established pursuant to this section. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 21 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment 22 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 23 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 24 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04235-01-5
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