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A 6588: Designates all agents employed by the city of New York police department in the titles of traffic enforcement agent I and traffic enforcement agent II as peace officers.
What A 6588 does, verified June 9, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the Criminal Procedure Law to designate certain traffic enforcement agents as peace officers. These agents, employed by the New York City Police Department, would be granted peace officer status. However, they would not be authorized to carry, possess, repair, or dispose of firearms unless they have received the necessary license. The proposed law would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6588
- What is the current status of A 6588?
- As of June 9, 2026, A 6588 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 codes".
- Did A 6588 pass?
- Not yet. A 6588 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6588, and where is it now?
- A 6588 was authored by Asm. Stacey Pheffer Amato with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 06, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 6, 2025 · 198 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6588 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating certain traffic enforcement agents as peace officers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 27-a to read as follows: 3 27-a. All agents employed by the city of New York police department in 4 the titles of traffic enforcement agent I and traffic enforcement agent 5 II; provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed 6 to authorize any such agent to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a 7 firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursuant 8 to section 400.00 of the penal law. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10423-01-5
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