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S 8194: Authorizes Heath A. Wadhams, a part-time police officer, with the village of Warsaw police department to take the civil service examination and be eligible for appointment as a full time police officer for the village of Palmyra, in the county of Wayne.
What S 8194 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill allows a part-time police officer, Heath A. Wadhams, to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer with the village of Palmyra. The eligibility is contingent upon his score on the examination. The bill does not alter any other provisions of the civil service law, and Wadhams is subject to the merit and fitness provisions applicable to full-time police officers. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.367 (2025-09-05)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8194
- What is the current status of S 8194?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 8194 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on September 5, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.367".
- Did S 8194 pass?
- Yes. S 8194 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action September 5, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 8194, and where is it now?
- S 8194 was authored by Sen. Pamela Helming.
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| Sep. 05, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.367 |
| Sep. 05, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | home rule request |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 20, 2025 · 278 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8194 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT in relation to authorizing Heath A. Wadhams to take the compet- itive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the village of Palmyra 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, including the age requirements under paragraph (a) of 3 subdivision 1 of such section, or any other provision of law to the 4 contrary, Heath A. Wadhams, who has been continuously employed by the 5 village of Palmyra, in the county of Wayne, as a part-time police offi- 6 cer, shall be eligible to take the competitive civil service examination 7 for the position of police officer and shall, contingent upon his score 8 on such examination, be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for 9 appointment as a full-time police officer with the village of Palmyra 10 police department. 11 § 2. Heath A. Wadhams shall otherwise be subject to the merit and 12 fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time 13 police officers. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13164-01-5
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