Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for police, firefighters, correction officers and first responders
Summary
Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for state police officers and municipal police officers and sheriffs, members of fire departments and companies, corrections officers, first responders, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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What changed between versions
S518B
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S518C
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill revision updates the legislative tracking information to reflect that the bill has passed the Senate and is now being processed in the Assembly. The substantive policy content regarding cultural competency training requirements for state police, municipal police, firefighters, correction officers, and first responders remains unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the revision only updates the legislative history to show the bill has completed Senate action.
TECHNICAL
Updated bill number from S518-B to S518-C to reflect the bill has been amended and reprinted after Senate committee action.
Added legislative history text showing the bill was discharged from committee, amended, reprinted, and recommitted to the Senate Finance Committee.
Updated the page number reference from LBD02186-04-5 to LBD02186-06-6 in the document footer.
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2025
How they voted
44–12
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 62
May 19, 2025
D
Democratic40
87% Yea
R
Republican22
54% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
5
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 518C
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 518B
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPASSED SENATE
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 518A
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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