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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S02208Relates to designating certain medical providers employed by a municipal police department, while deployed with the special weapons and tactics team, as peace officers.
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FirearmsotherAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Designates tactical medical providers as peace officers but explicitly states they are not authorized to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm without a separate license, so no change to firearm access rules.
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.
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Immigration enforcementotherAI label
=No change to immigration enforcementmodel confidence 60%
Designates certain medical providers employed by municipal police departments as peace officers when deployed with SWAT teams, expanding the scope of state/local law enforcement personnel without addressing immigration.
A tactical medical provider designated by the head of a municipal police department or sheriff
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds tactical medical providers (physicians, paramedics, EMTs) employed by municipal police or sheriff departments as peace officers under CPL 2.10 when deployed with SWAT teams. It explicitly withholds any new firearm authority (requiring a separate pistol license), producing no net change to the firearms axis. The change affects police department personnel but has no provisions on immigration enforcement, cooperation with federal authorities, sanctuary policies, or related topics, so the immigration tag is neutral and the overall bill does not address any other listed topics.
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