# New York A 6148: Authorizes Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire to each take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer

New York A 6148, Authorizes Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire to each take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Lemondes (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-09-25 (SIGNED CHAP.298) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 6148
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire to each take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2026-09-25, SIGNED CHAP.298
- Sponsor: John Lemondes (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (197 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Walser and Patire can take police exam: benefit, low. The law lets Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire take the competitive civil service exam for police officer despite age limits in Civil Service Law section 58. If they earn qualifying scores, they can be placed on the eligible list for full-time police officer jobs with the Village of Skaneateles…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Lemondes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe DeStefano (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Jensen (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-04 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 1 |   |
| 2026-06-02 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 138 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-09-25: SIGNED CHAP.298 (House)
- 2026-09-22: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2026-06-04: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: HOME RULE REQUEST (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: 3RD READING CAL.1790 (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: SUBSTITUTED FOR S1232A (Senate)
- 2026-06-02: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2026-06-02: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-06-02: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-06-02: HOME RULE REQUEST (House)
- 2026-06-02: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.340 (House)
- 2026-06-02: RULES REPORT CAL.340 (House)
- 2026-06-02: REPORTED (House)
- 2026-05-28: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2026-03-25: PRINT NUMBER 6148A (House)
- 2026-03-25: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES (House)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES (House)
- 2025-02-26: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2026-03-25: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6148A)
- Original, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6148)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6148A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6148)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A6148-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).