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S 3609: Authorizes the division of criminal justice services to add to the police officers memorial the names of peace officers of the state of New York who are slain in the line of duty.
What S 3609 does, verified January 9, 2026
The state of New York is authorizing the addition of names of peace officers slain in the line of duty to the police officers memorial located on the Empire State Plaza in Albany. The names, departments, and dates of death of these officers will be added under the direction of the Division of Criminal Justice Services, in the discretion of the Police Officers Memorial Advisory Committee. This addition will take effect immediately.
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 29, 2025 · 203 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3609 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT authorizing the division of criminal justice services to add to the police officers memorial the names of peace officers of the state of New York who are slain in the line of duty 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 any other law, the names, 2 departments and dates of death of peace officers slain in the line of 3 duty in the state of New York state may, in the discretion of the police 4 officers memorial advisory committee, under the direction of the divi- 5 sion of criminal justice services, be added to the police officers memo- 6 rial located on the Empire State Plaza in the city of Albany. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05971-01-5
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