S 4707 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the geographic area of employment of state university police officers, centralization of the state university police, and hiring of state university police officers; repealer

Summary

Expands the geographic area of employment of state university police officers; centralizes the state university police by appointing a commissioner of state university police; provides for the hiring of state university police officers.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

S4707A → S4707B · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was re-introduced with updated sponsor names and a revised legislative history. The core policy text regarding the appointment of the State University Police Commissioner was modified to explicitly grant the SUNY Trustees the authority to appoint the Commissioner, while adding specific protections for unclassified employees and their collective bargaining rights.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the appointment authority was clarified to shift from the Commissioner to the SUNY Trustees, and new provisions were added to protect the employment status of existing unclassified police staff.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the authority to appoint the Commissioner of State University Police from the Commissioner themselves to the SUNY Trustees.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that the Commissioner can appoint one Deputy Commissioner but is prohibited from appointing additional deputy commissioners.

Inserted new language ensuring that all unclassified positions in the university police remain unclassified and that the collective bargaining rights of existing employees are preserved.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill number from S 4707-A to S 4707-B and added a new committee discharge and recommitment step to the legislative history.

Added the phrase 'acknowledges the individual character and physical layout of each campus' to the bill's findings.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026

How they voted

60–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 63

Jun 4, 2026

D Democratic41

38 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

22 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

lower

Jun 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

May 28, 2026

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4707B

upper

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4707A

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

May 13, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors