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S 3514: Authorizes former full-time police officers with the New York city police department to be eligible to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and contingent on their score, to be placed on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time police officer for the city of New York.

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

What S 3514 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill allows former full-time police officers born between January 1, 1985 and January 1, 1990 to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of New York. If they pass the examination, they become eligible to be placed on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time police officer. These former officers are subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law and the administrative code of the city of New York. The bill takes effect immediately.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3514
What is the current status of S 3514?
As of January 8, 2026, S 3514 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 CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS".
Did S 3514 pass?
Not yet. S 3514 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 3514, and where is it now?
S 3514 was authored by Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick. Its committee of record is Senate Civil Service & Pensions.
Recent actions4 total · showing 4
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
May. 07, 2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
May. 07, 2025PRINT NUMBER 3514A
Jan. 28, 2025REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 272 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3514 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT designating Richard Ernyey eligible to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer 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, section 14-109 of the administrative code of the city of 3 New York, or any other law to the contrary, Richard Ernyey, born Febru- 4 ary 21, 1987, who had been continuously employed by the police depart- 5 ment of the city of New York from January 9, 2013 to August 28, 2020, as 6 a full-time police officer, shall be eligible to take the competitive 7 civil service examination for the position of police officer and shall, 8 contingent upon his score on such examination, be eligible to be placed 9 on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time police officer for 10 the city of New York. 11 § 2. Richard Ernyey shall otherwise be subject to the merit and 12 fitness provisions of the civil service law and the administrative code 13 of the city of New York applicable to full-time 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. LBD04723-01-5 
Text of S 3514 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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