Assembly BillPassed first house
A 8732: Authorizes Matthew Terpening to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the town of Webb, county of Herkimer.
What A 8732 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to allow a resident of a specific town to take the competitive civil service examination for a police officer position, despite age requirements. This resident, Matthew Terpening, is eligible to take the examination and be placed on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time police officer if he scores well on the exam. He will still be subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8732
- What is the current status of A 8732?
- As of January 11, 2026, A 8732 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to ways and means".
- Did A 8732 pass?
- Not yet. A 8732 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote A 8732, and where is it now?
- A 8732 was authored by Asm. Robert Smullen. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | DIED IN SENATE |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | REFERRED TO RULES |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | delivered to senate |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 2, 2025 · 270 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8732 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 2, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Employees AN ACT in relation to authorizing Matthew Turpening to take the compet- itive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the town of Webb 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, including the age requirements under paragraph (a) of 3 subdivision 1 of such section, or any other provision of law to the 4 contrary, Matthew Turpening, who is a resident of the town of Webb, in 5 the county of Herkimer, shall be eligible to take the competitive civil 6 service examination for the position of police officer and shall, 7 contingent upon his score on such examination, be eligible to be placed 8 on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time police officer with 9 the town of Webb police department in the town of Webb, county of 10 Herkimer. 11 § 2. Matthew Turpening shall otherwise be subject to the merit and 12 fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time 13 police officers. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13179-01-5
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