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Senate bill · S9328 (2025-26)

Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by Albany Memorial Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, and St. Peter's Hospital

New York State Senate

Same as A10518, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Jul 24, 2026

Passed as A10518, the matching Assembly bill.

Sponsor: Patricia Fahy (State Senator, District 46, Democratic)

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Summary

Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by Albany Memorial Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, and St. Peter's Hospital when acting pursuant to their special duties on the grounds or premises owned, controlled or administered by any such hospital or any of its subsidiaries.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Criminal Procedure Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by Albany Memorial Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, and St. Peter's Hospital

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Patricia Fahy says this is needed

Hospitals increasingly face complex public safety challenges, including workplace violence, behavioral health crises, and emergency department overcrowding. Security officers are often the first responders to inci- dents occurring on hospital property and must act swiftly to protect patients, visitors, and staff. The bill is narrowly tailored. Authority is limited geographically to the property of specific Capital Region hospitals and immediately adja- cent public areas, except in specific circumstances involving transport at the request of local law enforcement. The measure does not confer general law enforcement powers and does not authorize the carrying of firearms absent proper licensure under state law.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 3, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A10518, the matching Assembly bill.

    (54) (7) (0) (2)

Full history

  1. Jul 24, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.176

    NY Assembly

  2. Jul 17, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 3, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 3, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1652

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1652

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 3, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

Show full history (9 earlier events)
  1. Jun 3, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY A10518

    NY Senate

  2. May 14, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  3. May 14, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  4. May 14, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Senate

  5. May 14, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  6. May 14, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.131

    RULES REPORT CAL.131

    NY Assembly

  7. May 13, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  8. Mar 6, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  9. Mar 2, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Senate

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