STATE OF NEW YORK
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7248
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 21, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
the removal of citizenship requirements from police and firefighters
by local law
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
2 section 209-ii to read as follows:
3 § 209-ii. Citizenship requirements of police and firefighters.
4 Notwithstanding any general, special or local law or administrative code
5 to the contrary, the local governing bodies of the several cities,
6 towns, villages, police and fire districts of the state are hereby
7 authorized to remove, by local law, rule or ordinance, any citizenship
8 requirements from the qualifications of police officers and firefight-
9 ers.
10 § 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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