S 6276: Designates building inspectors in the city of New York as peace officers.
What S 6276 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to designate certain employees of the New York City Department of Buildings as peace officers. These employees would be authorized to act pursuant to their duties as established in the New York City Charter. However, they would not be allowed to carry, possess, repair, or dispose of a firearm unless they have the appropriate license. The changes would take effect immediately.
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6276
- What is the current status of S 6276?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6276 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 6276 pass?
- Not yet. S 6276 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6276, and where is it now?
- S 6276 was authored by Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton. Its committee of record is Senate Codes. It is filed under CPL, alongside 144 other New York CPL bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Mar. 07, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 7, 2025 · 216 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6276 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to designating certain employees of the New York city department of buildings as peace officers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 88 to read as follows: 3 88. Employees of the New York city department of buildings designated 4 by the commissioner when acting pursuant to their duties as established 5 in chapter twenty-six of the New York city charter; provided, however, 6 that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such offi- 7 cer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appro- 8 priate license therefor has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of 9 the penal law. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05126-01-5
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