Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a police officer for the Albany county sheriff
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Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a police officer for the Albany county sheriff” Read the full text
Senate
What it does
Authorizes Justin Finkle 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 for the Albany county sheriff's office; requires that Justin Finkle be otherwise subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police officers.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS · Feb 6, 2025
Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.1311 · May 27, 2025
Senate
2ND REPORT CAL. · May 28, 2025
Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · May 29, 2025
Senate
HOME RULE REQUEST · Jun 9, 2025
Senate
PASSED SENATE · Jun 9, 2025
Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jun 9, 2025
Senate
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES · Jun 9, 2025
Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A789 · Jun 11, 2025
Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.601 · Jun 11, 2025
Assembly
HOME RULE REQUEST · Jun 11, 2025
Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jun 11, 2025
Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE · Jun 11, 2025
Assembly
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Aug 15, 2025
Senate
SIGNED CHAP.339 · Aug 15, 2025
Senate
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Patricia Fahy
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-09 · EXC 1, AYE 62
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-05-27 · EXC 1, AYE 6
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
NEW YORK STATE AFL-CIOvia NEW YORK STATE AFL-CIO
7 filingsFrom 7 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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