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A 7179: Requires law enforcement agencies and political subdivisions to make publicly available any law enforcement collective bargaining agreement such agency or subdivision is subject to.
What A 7179 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill requires law enforcement agencies and political subdivisions to make publicly available any collective bargaining agreements they are subject to, including those negotiated before the bill's effective date. These agencies and subdivisions must make the agreements available within thirty days of the bill's effective date and annually thereafter.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7179
- What is the current status of A 7179?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 7179 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 7179 pass?
- Not yet. A 7179 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7179, and where is it now?
- A 7179 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 21, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 21, 2025 · 201 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7179 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to collective bargaining agreement disclosure 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. Collective bargaining agreement. Within thirty days of the 4 effective date of this section, and annually thereafter, every law 5 enforcement agency and political subdivision shall make publicly avail- 6 able any law enforcement collective bargaining agreement such agency or 7 subdivision is subject to, including any collective bargaining agreement 8 negotiated before the adoption of this section, that is in effect upon 9 the effective date of this section. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 11 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11023-01-5
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