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S 6820: Allows Andriel Santana to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of Columbia county deputy sheriff.
What S 6820 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill allows a full-time correctional officer, Andriel Santana, who has been continuously employed by the Columbia County Sheriff's office, to be eligible to take the competitive civil service exam for the position of deputy sheriff. If he passes the examination, he will be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time deputy sheriff for the Columbia County Sheriff's office. He will be subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time deputy sheriffs. The act takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6820
- What is the current status of S 6820?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 6820 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 CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS".
- Did S 6820 pass?
- Not yet. S 6820 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6820, and where is it now?
- S 6820 was authored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey. Its committee of record is Senate Civil Service & Pensions.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS |
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| Mar. 25, 2025 | REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 25, 2025 · 249 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6820 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to allow Andriel Santana to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of deputy sheriff for the Columbia County Sher- iff's Office 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 section 58 of the civil 2 service law or any other provision of law to the contrary, Andriel 3 Santana, who has been continuously employed by the Columbia County Sher- 4 iff's office, in the county of Columbia, as a full-time correctional 5 officer, shall be eligible to take the competitive civil service exam- 6 ination for the position of deputy sheriff and shall, contingent upon 7 his score on such examination, be eligible to be placed on the eligible 8 list for appointment as a full-time deputy sheriff for the Columbia 9 county sheriff's office. 10 § 2. Andriel Santana shall otherwise be subject to the merit and 11 fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time 12 deputy sheriffs. 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11270-01-5
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