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Assembly Bill A10328A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by St. Joseph's Health Hospital, North Medical Center and Northeast Medical Center

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2025-A10328 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9184
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L

2025-A10328 - Summary

Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by St. Joseph's Health Hospital, North Medical Center and Northeast Medical Center 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.

2025-A10328 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10328
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  criminal procedure law, in relation to granting
   peace officer status to security officers  employed  by  St.  Joseph's
   Health Hospital, North Medical Center and Northeast Medical Center
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 88 to read as follows:
   88.  SECURITY  OFFICERS  EMPLOYED  BY  ST.  JOSEPH'S  HEALTH HOSPITAL,
 LOCATED AT 301 PROSPECT AVENUE IN THE CITY OF  SYRACUSE;  NORTH  MEDICAL
 CENTER,  LOCATED  AT  TAFT  ROAD  IN  THE VILLAGE OF NORTH SYRACUSE; AND
 NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER, LOCATED AT  NORTHEAST  MEDICAL  CENTER  DRIVE,
 SUITE  301 IN THE VILLAGE OF FAYETTEVILLE, WHEN ACTING PURSUANT TO THEIR
 SPECIAL DUTIES ON THE GROUNDS OR PREMISES OWNED, CONTROLLED OR  ADMINIS-
 TERED  BY  SUCH  HOSPITAL  OR  ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR ON ANY PUBLIC
 STREET OR SIDEWALK THAT ABUTS THE PROPERTY OF SUCH HOSPITAL, SHALL  HAVE
 THE POWERS OF PEACE OFFICERS WITHIN SUCH GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND BEYOND SUCH
 AREA  UPON THE REQUEST OF THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE LOCAL
 LAW ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION OR SUCH OFFICER'S DESIGNEE FOR THE  PURPOSE
 OF  TRANSPORTING  AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 140.27 OF THIS CHAPTER WHEN NO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER  IS
 AVAILABLE  TO  TRANSPORT  SUCH INDIVIDUAL IN A TIMELY MANNER. SUCH PEACE
 OFFICERS SHALL HAVE THE POWERS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS  (A),  (B),  (C),
 (D),  (E) AND (H) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 2.20 OF THIS ARTICLE AND
 THE POWER TO DETAIN AN INDIVIDUAL FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME  WHILE
 AWAITING  THE ARRIVAL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PEACE OFFI-
 CER HAS ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE, OR PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE, THAT SUCH  INDI-
 VIDUAL HAS COMMITTED AN OFFENSE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS,
 REPAIR  OR  DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR
 HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14832-01-6

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2025-A10328A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9184
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2.10, CP L

2025-A10328A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by St. Joseph's Health Hospital, North Medical Center and Northeast Medical Center 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.

2025-A10328A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10328--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  STIRPE,  MAGNARELLI, HUNTER -- read once and
   referred to the Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  granting
   peace  officer  status  to  security officers employed by St. Joseph's
   Health Hospital, North Medical Center and Northeast Medical Center
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 88 to read as follows:
   88. SECURITY  OFFICERS  EMPLOYED  BY  ST.  JOSEPH'S  HEALTH  HOSPITAL,
 LOCATED  AT  301  PROSPECT AVENUE IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE; NORTH MEDICAL
 CENTER, LOCATED AT TAFT ROAD IN  THE  VILLAGE  OF  NORTH  SYRACUSE;  AND
 NORTHEAST  MEDICAL  CENTER,  LOCATED  AT NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE,
 SUITE 301 IN THE VILLAGE OF FAYETTEVILLE, WHEN ACTING PURSUANT TO  THEIR
 SPECIAL  DUTIES ON THE GROUNDS OR PREMISES OWNED, CONTROLLED OR ADMINIS-
 TERED BY SUCH HOSPITAL OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, SHALL HAVE THE POWERS
 OF PEACE OFFICERS WITHIN SUCH GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND BEYOND SUCH AREA  UPON
 THE  REQUEST  OF  THE  CHIEF  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICER OF THE LOCAL LAW
 ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION OR SUCH OFFICER'S DESIGNEE FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF
 TRANSPORTING  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO  HAS  BEEN ARRESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 140.27 OF THIS CHAPTER WHEN NO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER  IS
 AVAILABLE  TO  TRANSPORT  SUCH INDIVIDUAL IN A TIMELY MANNER. SUCH PEACE
 OFFICERS SHALL HAVE THE POWERS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS  (A),  (B),  (C),
 (D),  (E) AND (H) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 2.20 OF THIS ARTICLE AND
 THE POWER TO DETAIN AN INDIVIDUAL FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME  WHILE
 AWAITING  THE ARRIVAL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PEACE OFFI-
 CER HAS ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE, OR PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE, THAT SUCH  INDI-
 VIDUAL HAS COMMITTED AN OFFENSE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE SUCH OFFICER TO CARRY, POSSESS,
 REPAIR  OR  DISPOSE OF A FIREARM UNLESS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE THEREFOR
 HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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