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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 38: Relates to crimes against public trust by state officers

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 38 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to crimes against public trust by state officers. Primary sponsor: Mark Walczyk (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Relates to crimes against public trust by state officers; requires such state officers' salary to be suspended pending indictment for such crimes; if convicted requires such state officers to pay back the portion of their salary beginning with the pay period immediately proceeding the date upon which the first convicted offense occurred.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark WalczykPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate49

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
  2. REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source