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A 6342: Relates to requiring municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance on each duly appointed police officer in an amount not less than $200,000.
What A 6342 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law requires municipalities, authorities, and agencies to obtain liability insurance for each duly appointed police officer. This insurance must cover civil rights violation claims arising from the officer's powers and duties, with a minimum coverage amount of two hundred thousand dollars. The insurance policy is intended to pay any legal fees and/or judgments associated with such claims.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6342
- What is the current status of A 6342?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6342 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 local governments".
- Did A 6342 pass?
- Not yet. A 6342 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6342, and where is it now?
- A 6342 was authored by Asm. Nikki Lucas. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 221 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6342 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUCAS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance on each duly appointed police officer The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 52-a to read as follows: 3 § 52-a. Liability insurance for police officers. Each city, county, 4 town, village, authority or agency shall obtain and continuously main- 5 tain a policy of liability insurance on each duly appointed police offi- 6 cer of such municipality, authority or agency in an amount not less than 7 two hundred thousand dollars for covering civil rights violation claims 8 that arise from the performance of such officer's powers and duties. 9 Such insurance shall be used to pay any legal fees and/or judgments 10 associated with such claims. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08252-01-5
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