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S 4563: Relates to police officer and peace officer hiring and transfers; requires police agencies review any possible internal files of police misconduct and complaints as well as pending criminal charges before hiring or allowing for a transfer.
What S 4563 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to improve the hiring and transfer processes for police officers and peace officers in New York. Police agencies must thoroughly review internal files on potential misconduct and complaints before recruiting or transferring officers. No agency can hire, transfer, or enroll officers who were fired, relieved, or resigned due to police misconduct, off-duty misconduct, investigations, or misdemeanor or felony charges. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4563
- What is the current status of S 4563?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4563 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 4563 pass?
- Not yet. S 4563 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4563, and where is it now?
- S 4563 was authored by Sen. Jamaal Bailey with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Feb. 07, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 7, 2025 · 256 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4563 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, JACKSON -- 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 police officer and peace officer hiring and transfers 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 845-f 2 to read as follows: 3 § 845-f. Police officer and peace officer hiring and transfers. 1. 4 Police agencies shall thoroughly examine any possible internal files of 5 police misconduct and complaints before recruiting a police officer or 6 peace officer on a lateral transfer from another police agency, from a 7 police department from any state or American territory, or as a new 8 recruit. 9 2. No police agency shall recruit, hire, allow to enroll, or allow to 10 transfer any police officer or peace officer where such officer was 11 fired, relieved of their duty, or resigned as a result of: 12 (a) police misconduct; 13 (b) off-duty misconduct; 14 (c) an investigation for any kind of police misconduct and off-duty 15 misconduct; or 16 (d) a misdemeanor or felony charge. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08107-01-5
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