S 6162 New York Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Ensures that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility

Summary

Ensures that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility; provides methods under which an individual can meet such requirements after failing to meet an initial color vision standard.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2024

Assembly Passage

May 2024

Vetoed

Nov 2024

Introduced Mar 31, 2023 Vetoed Nov 22, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2023 · Assembly May 20, 2024

How they voted

61–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 63

Jun 6, 2023

D Democratic42

40 Yea 1 Nay 1

95% Yea

R Republican21

21 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

22

Key actions

3

Committee

4

Nov 22, 2024

Vetoed

VETOED MEMO.60

upper

May 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Apr 16, 2024

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Apr 16, 2024

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 3, 2024

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

upper

Jun 6, 2023

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Jun 6, 2023

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Mar 31, 2023

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

upper

1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

DDemocratic/Working Families

Andrew Gounardes

Brad Hoylman-Sigal

DDemocratic/Working Families

DDemocratic/Working Families

RRepublican/Conservative

DDemocratic/Working Families

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton