# New York S 946: Authorizes the removal of police officer candidates from an eligible list when such candidate does not meet psychological fitness requirements or lacks good moral character standards

New York S 946, Authorizes the removal of police officer candidates from an eligible list when such candidate does not meet psychological fitness requirements or lacks good moral character standards, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Robert Jackson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-05 (SIGNED CHAP.593) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 946
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes the removal of police officer candidates from an eligible list when such candidate does not meet psychological fitness requirements or lacks good moral character standards
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-12-05, SIGNED CHAP.593
- Sponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS, CODES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (188 yes, 27 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Police candidates face removal from hiring lists: cost, low. Police hiring authorities can request removal of candidates from eligible hiring lists, even when other laws conflict. They must determine that a candidate fails psychological fitness requirements or lacks the required good moral character. These standards come from the Municipal Police Training Co…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anthony H. Palumbo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jake Ashby (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Cooney (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 120 | 27 |   |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 61 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-06 | committee | Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-12-05: SIGNED CHAP.593 (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-10: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-06: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.423 (House)
- 2025-06-06: SUBSTITUTED FOR A3295 (House)
- 2025-05-28: REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-05-28: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: 1ST REPORT CAL.947 (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S946)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S946)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S946-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).