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A 3987

Designates security officers for the village court of the village of Pleasantville as peace officers

2025 Regular Session Introduced by MaryJane Shimsky

Designates Pleasantville village court security officers as peace officers, enabling them to perform peace-officer duties and strengthen safety at the court.

REFERRED TO RULES
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Bill Summary · A 3987

Summary: Assembly Bill A 3987 — Designates security officers for the village court of Pleasantville as peace officers

Overview

A 3987 would designate the security officers serving the village court in the Village of Pleasantville as peace officers. The bill aims to formalize the authority of court security personnel, expanding their recognized powers to perform peace-officer duties as part of their role in protecting court operations and ensuring public safety.

Purpose and intent

  • Clarify and enhance security at the Pleasantville village court by giving designated security officers peace officer status.
  • Align the security function with broader law-enforcement authority, enabling officers to carry out needed safety and enforcement duties while performing their court-related responsibilities.

Key provisions (as described by the bill)

  • Designation: Security officers employed by the Pleasantville village court would be designated as peace officers.
  • Scope of authority: The designation would confer peace-officer status to these personnel for the performance of their duties related to the village court. Specific powers and limitations would be governed by applicable state law governing peace officers.
  • Relationship to existing duties: The designation is intended to support the security function at the village court and may influence how these officers interact with the public, respond to incidents, and coordinate with other law-enforcement entities.

Note: The available materials do not include the full statutory text, so the exact enumeration of powers, duties, and oversight mechanisms is not specified here.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Security officers assigned to the Village Court of Pleasantville.
  • Indirect: Residents and visitors of Pleasantville who use or encounter the village court; the village government and court administration, which would implement and oversee the designation.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Introduced: January 30, 2025.
  • Initial committee referrals: Referred to CODES (January 30, 2025) and later to RULES (May 28, 2025 amendments; May 20, 2025 reported/referred to RULES).
  • Amendments: May 28, 2025 – amended and recommitted to RULES.
  • Assembly actions (latest sequence):
    • May 20, 2025: Reported Referred to RULES.
    • May 28, 2025: Amend and Recommit to RULES.
    • June 6, 2025: Reported; Rules Committee cal. 429; Ordered to Third Reading (Rules Cal. 429); Passed Assembly; Delivered to Senate.
  • Status: As of the latest actions, the bill has passed the Assembly and has been transmitted to the Senate, where it has been referred to RULES.
  • Companion: S 8274 (Senate) – identified as a companion bill.

Sponsor

  • Primary sponsor: Assembly Member MaryJane Shimsky.

Potential fiscal and operational considerations

  • The materials do not specify funding or budget provisions. Adoption could entail training, uniforms, equipment, and oversight to meet peace-officer standards.
  • Implementation would require alignment with New York State law governing peace officers and applicable court-security protocols.

Related legislation

  • Companion bill: S 8274 (Senate)

This summary presents the bill’s core purpose, its principal effect (designating Pleasantville village court security officers as peace officers), and the current legislative trajectory and sponsor. Further details would be available in the bill’s full text and any subsequent committee amendments.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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