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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 511: Prevents unfounded complaints against police officers, peace officers, firefighters, correction officers, and emergency medical service providers from being disclosed or added to personnel records

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 511 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prevents unfounded complaints against police officers, peace officers, firefighters, correction officers, and emergency medical service providers from being disclosed or added to personnel records. Primary sponsor: Tony Palumbo (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

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.

Prevents unfounded complaints against police officers, peace officers, firefighters, correction officers and emergency medical service providers from being disclosed or added to such police officer, peace officer, firefighter, correction officer or emergency medical service provider's personnel record.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony PalumboPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“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 INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
  2. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Sources

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