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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 62: Relates to police staffing at certain parks

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 62 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to police staffing at certain parks. Primary sponsor: Patrick Gallivan (Republican/Conservative). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION.

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.

Requires the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the public using facilities under its jurisdiction, which shall include ensuring a minimum staff of three hundred eighty-five permanently appointed, full time regional state park police officers at state parks, beaches, campgrounds, historic sites and concert venues; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick GallivanPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5

“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 CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
  2. REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Sources

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