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A 7959: Allows Christopher Collins to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of police officer with the Saugerties police department.
What A 7959 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill allows <em>Christopher Collins</em> to take the competitive civil service exam for the position of police officer with the Saugerties Police Department, contingent on his score on the examination. If he passes, he will be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time police officer with the department. Collins will be subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time deputy sheriffs. The act takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental employees (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7959
- What is the current status of A 7959?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 7959 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 7959 pass?
- Not yet. A 7959 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7959, and where is it now?
- A 7959 was authored by Asm. Sarahana Shrestha. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Employees.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental employees |
| Apr. 16, 2025 | referred to governmental employees |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 16, 2025 · 224 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7959 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SHRESTHA -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to allow Christopher Collins to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of police officer for the Saugerties police department The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 58 of the civil 2 service law or any other provision of law to the contrary, Christopher 3 Collins shall be eligible to take the competitive civil service examina- 4 tion for the position of police officer and shall, contingent upon his 5 score on such examination, be eligible to be placed on the eligible list 6 for appointment as a full-time police officer with the Saugerties police 7 department in the town of Saugerties, county of Ulster. 8 § 2. Christopher Collins shall otherwise be subject to the merit and 9 fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time 10 deputy sheriffs. 11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11639-01-5
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