Assembly BillChaptered/Signed
A 6609: Authorizes Karol Hughes, a part-time police officer, with the town/village of East Rochester police department to take the civil service examination and be eligible for appointment as a full time police officer for the town/village of East Rochester.
What A 6609 does, verified November 22, 2025
The town/village of East Rochester, Monroe County, is authorized to hire Karol Hughes, a part-time police officer, to a full-time competitive position as a police officer. The appointment is contingent on approval from the town/village board of trustees and the police chief. Karol Hughes will be subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law for full-time police officers. The act takes effect immediately.
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Last action: signed chap.523 (2025-11-21)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6609
- What is the current status of A 6609?
- As of November 22, 2025, A 6609 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on November 21, 2025, was "signed chap.523".
- Did A 6609 pass?
- Yes. A 6609 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action November 21, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote A 6609, and where is it now?
- A 6609 was authored by Asm. Jen Lunsford.
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| Nov. 21, 2025 | signed chap.523 |
| Nov. 17, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | HOME RULE REQUEST |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 6, 2025 · 248 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6609 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Employees AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town/village of East Rochester, county of Monroe to hire Karol Hughes to fill a full-time competitive position with the town/village of East Rochester police department The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding section 58 of the civil service law or any 2 other law to the contrary, the town/village of East Rochester, county of 3 Monroe, is hereby authorized and directed upon the approval of the 4 town/village board of trustees and the police chief of the town/village 5 of East Rochester, to appoint Karol Hughes, who is currently employed as 6 a part-time police officer with the police department of the 7 town/village of East Rochester, to a full-time competitive position as a 8 police officer with the police department of such town/village. 9 § 2. Karol Hughes shall be otherwise subject to the merit and fitness 10 provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police offi- 11 cers. 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09337-01-5
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