New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 337: Allows municipal commissions to use alternate lists for filling vacancies with resident and non-resident minority group members and women in order to achieve diversity in police departments

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Plain-language summary

S 337 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows municipal commissions to use alternate lists for filling vacancies with resident and non-resident minority group members and women in order to achieve diversity in police departments. Primary sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Democratic/Working Families).