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A 7228: Allows cities with a population of one million or more to amend point credits on the open competitive firefighter examination.
What A 7228 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to allow cities with a population of one million or more to establish a point credit system for the open competitive fire fighter examination. This system would reward applicants who have lived in the city for a certain period of time. The bill would give cities the authority to determine the criteria for eligibility for the point credit. The new system would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7228
- What is the current status of A 7228?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7228 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 employees".
- Did A 7228 pass?
- Not yet. A 7228 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7228, and where is it now?
- A 7228 was authored by Asm. Vivian E. Cook. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental employees |
| Mar. 21, 2025 | referred to governmental employees |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 21, 2025 · 206 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7228 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to allowing cities with a population of one million or more to amend point credits on the open competitive fire fighter examination The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 58-a of the civil service law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this law or any general, 4 special or local law to the contrary, cities with a population of one 5 million or more may by local law establish a point credit on the open 6 competitive fire fighter examination based on applicants' residency in 7 such city and to determine the criteria for eligibility for such point 8 credit. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09343-01-5
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