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S 4891: Exempts correction officers of any penal correctional institution from training requirements for security guards.
What S 4891 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt correction officers from training requirements for security guards. It specifically targets correction officers working in state correctional facilities and penal correctional institutions with peace officer powers. The proposed change would allow these officers to bypass the training requirements for security guards. The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4891
- What is the current status of S 4891?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 4891 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 CONSUMER PROTECTION".
- Did S 4891 pass?
- Not yet. S 4891 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4891, and where is it now?
- S 4891 was authored by Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton. Its committee of record is Assembly Consumer Affairs & Protection.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 188 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4891 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to exempting correction officers of any penal correctional institution from train- ing requirements for security guards The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 89-n of the general 2 business law, as amended by chapter 221 of the laws of 2003, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 a. a correction officer of any state correctional facility or of any 5 penal correctional institution having the powers of a peace officer 6 pursuant to subdivision twenty-five of section 2.10 of the criminal 7 procedure law; 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02438-01-5
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