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S 6093: Relates to requiring municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance on each duly appointed police officer in an amount not less than $200,000.
What S 6093 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed legislation requires municipalities, authorities, and agencies to obtain liability insurance for each duly appointed police officer. The insurance policy must cover civil rights violation claims arising from the officer's performance of powers and duties, with a minimum coverage amount of two hundred thousand dollars. The insurance is intended to pay any legal fees and/or judgments associated with such claims. The law would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6093
- What is the current status of S 6093?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6093 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 LOCAL GOVERNMENT".
- Did S 6093 pass?
- Not yet. S 6093 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6093, and where is it now?
- S 6093 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 226 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6093 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance on each duly appointed police officer The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 52-a to read as follows: 3 § 52-a. Liability insurance for police officers. Each city, county, 4 town, village, authority or agency shall obtain and continuously main- 5 tain a policy of liability insurance on each duly appointed police offi- 6 cer of such municipality, authority or agency in an amount not less than 7 two hundred thousand dollars for covering civil rights violation claims 8 that arise from the performance of such officer's powers and duties. 9 Such insurance shall be used to pay any legal fees and/or judgments 10 associated with such claims. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08252-01-5
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