A 7337: Grants peace officer status to certain employees of the department of public safety of the Syracuse city school district.
What A 7337 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to grant peace officer status to certain employees of the Syracuse City School District's Department of Public Safety. These employees, who are retired law enforcement officers, will be appointed to specific positions such as special patrol officer, assistant director of safety and security, director of safety and security, and chief emergency officer. They will be authorized to perform duties as peace officers, but only under specific circumstances, such as when carrying a firearm, which requires an appropriate license. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7337
- What is the current status of A 7337?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7337 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 7337 pass?
- Not yet. A 7337 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7337, and where is it now?
- A 7337 was authored by Asm. William Magnarelli with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes. It is filed under CPL, alongside 144 other New York CPL bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 25, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 25, 2025 · 258 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7337 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to granting peace officer status to certain employees of the department of public safety of the Syracuse city school district 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 88 to read as follows: 3 88. Designated employees of the Syracuse city school district, depart- 4 ment of public safety, who are retired law enforcement officers whose 5 primary role is the safety and security of schools, when they are 6 employed as a special patrol officer, assistant director of safety and 7 security, director of safety and security, and/or chief emergency offi- 8 cer, within the Syracuse city school district, as appointed by the board 9 of education to such positions, provided, however, that nothing in this 10 subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, 11 repair, or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor 12 has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11181-01-5
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