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S 2293: Relates to prohibiting police officers from carrying or using a firearm during any phase of the officer's official duties unless the officer has satisfactorily completed a course of training that meets or exceeds the minimum standards established by the municipal police training council.
What S 2293 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to regulate the use of firearms by police officers in New York State. Police officers must complete a course of training that meets or exceeds the minimum standards established by the municipal police training council to carry or use a firearm during official duties. The training must cover the use of deadly physical force and firearms. Employers of police officers are required to provide this training with sufficient frequency to ensure no impact on on-duty employment due to lack of available training. A police officer cannot be transferred from their precinct due to an employer's failure to provide the required training. The failure to provide training will not impair a police officer's ability to carry a firearm while off-duty. The law will take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 2293
- What is the current status of S 2293?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 2293 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 S 2293 pass?
- Not yet. S 2293 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 2293, and where is it now?
- S 2293 was authored by Sen. Jamaal Bailey with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 392 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2293 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting police officers from carrying or using a firearm during any phase of the officer's official duties unless the officer has satisfactorily completed a course of training that meets or exceeds the minimum stan- dards established by the municipal police training council The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 840-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 840-a. Municipal police; firearm use. No municipality shall allow 4 any police officer it employs to carry or use a firearm during any phase 5 of the officer's official duties, which constitutes on-duty employment, 6 unless the officer has satisfactorily completed a course of training 7 that meets or exceeds the minimum standards established by the municipal 8 police training council in the use of deadly physical force and 9 firearms, and annually receives instruction in the use of deadly phys- 10 ical force and firearms that meets or exceeds the minimum standards 11 established by the municipal police training council. All employers of 12 police officers shall conduct, or provide through another organization, 13 such training required by this section with sufficient frequency to 14 ensure there is no impact on a police officer's on-duty employment due 15 to lack of available training. A police officer shall not be transferred 16 from such police officer's precinct, command, assignment, post, squad, 17 or tour of duty as a result of such employer's failure to provide the 18 training required under this section. In addition, such employer's fail- 19 ure to provide the training required under this section shall not impair 20 a police officer's ability to carry a firearm while off-duty. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 22 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04323-01-5
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