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A 7707: Designates as peace officers certain employees of the Monroe county sheriff's office serving as court security deputies at Monroe county court facilities.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What A 7707 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill proposes to amend the Criminal Procedure Law to designate certain employees of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office serving as court security deputies at Monroe County Court facilities as peace officers. These employees would be authorized to carry, possess, repair, or dispose of a firearm, but only if they hold the necessary license. The changes would take effect thirty days after the bill's enactment.

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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7707
What is the current status of A 7707?
As of January 8, 2026, A 7707 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 7707 pass?
Not yet. A 7707 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 7707, and where is it now?
A 7707 was authored by Asm. Harry Bronson. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to codes
Apr. 08, 2025referred to codes
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 8, 2025 · 216 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7707 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY April 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating as peace officers certain employees of the Monroe county sheriff's office serving as court security deputies at Monroe county court facilities 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. Persons employed by the Monroe county sheriff's office serving as 4 court security deputies at Monroe county court facilities; provided, 5 however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize 6 such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless 7 the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursuant to section 8 400.00 of the penal law. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 10 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00212-01-5 
Text of A 7707 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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