S 1671 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to discipline certain employees for acts of serious misconduct

Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to discipline certain employees for acts of serious misconduct; defines serious misconduct; establishes procedures for such disciplinary action; prohibits employees who have been removed for serious misconduct from being placed on the eligible list after such removal.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action May 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

S1671 → S1671A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add new sponsors and update its legislative history, reflecting that it has been re-committed to the committee for further review. Substantively, the new version clarifies legal definitions and streamlines the disciplinary process by removing a specific exemption for collective bargaining agreements in serious misconduct cases.

Scope change

The bill's scope of applicability remains the same, targeting correction officers and sergeants for specific serious misconduct acts.

TECHNICAL

Added new sponsors (Baskin, Brisport, Cleare, Gonzalez, Jackson) and updated the header to reflect that the bill was re-committed to the committee after being amended.

DEFINITION

Reorganized the definition of 'serious misconduct' into a structured list with sub-points and added a new definition for 'employee' to specify it applies only to correction officers and sergeants.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the clause stating that disciplinary processes are exempt from collective bargaining agreements, simplifying the text to state that the new section governs the process.

Added a specific provision allowing for the removal or disciplinary penalty of individuals who committed serious misconduct after a hearing upon stated charges.

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Committee

Amendments

May 20, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 1671A

upper

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

upper

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

upper

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors