A 8235: Designates dog control officers of the village of Holley, named by the village board as constables, as peace officers.
What A 8235 does, verified July 24, 2026
The bill aims to designate certain dog control officers from the village of Holley as peace officers, allowing them to perform specific law enforcement duties. These officers will be authorized to enforce the agriculture and markets law and issue appearance tickets. However, they will not be permitted to carry or possess firearms unless they hold the necessary license. The changes will take effect immediately.
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Last action: signed chap.174 (2026-07-24)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8235
- What is the current status of A 8235?
- As of July 24, 2026, A 8235 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on July 24, 2026, was "signed chap.174".
- Did A 8235 pass?
- Yes. A 8235 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action July 24, 2026). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote A 8235, and where is it now?
- A 8235 was authored by Asm. Stephen Hawley. It is filed under CPL, alongside 144 other New York CPL bills this session.
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| Jul. 24, 2026 | signed chap.174 |
| Jul. 17, 2026 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | 3RD READING CAL.1796 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 227 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8235 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating as peace officers dog control officers of the village of Holley 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. Dog control officers of the village of Holley, who at the 4 discretion of the village board may be designated as constables for the 5 purpose of enforcing article twenty-six of the agriculture and markets 6 law and for the purpose of issuing appearance tickets permitted under 7 article seven of such law; provided, however, that nothing in this 8 subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, 9 repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor 10 has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11855-01-5
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