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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4542: Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a police officer for the Albany county sheriff

Enacted 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 4542 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a police officer for the Albany county sheriff. Primary sponsor: Pat Fahy (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (August 15, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.339.

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Official summary

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

Authorizes Justin Finkle to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the Albany county sheriff's office; requires that Justin Finkle be otherwise subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police officers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pat FahyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate46

“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. SIGNED CHAP.339
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  5. HOME RULE REQUEST
  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.601
  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A789
  8. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. PASSED SENATE
  11. HOME RULE REQUEST
  12. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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