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S00518Introduced in the Senate

Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for state police officers and municipal police officers and sheriffs, members of fire departments and companies, corrections officers, first responders, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians.

EngrossedAssembly Governmental Operations

Introduced by Roxanne Persaud, District 19

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for state police officers and municipal police officers and sheriffs, members of fire departments and companies, corrections officers, first responders, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians.

Where it stands

referred to governmental operations

February 3, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage · February 3, 2026

46

Yes

14

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

61 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Anthony Palumbo1Yes
Mario Mattera2Yes
Dean Murray3No
Monica Martinez4Yes
Steven Rhoads5No
Siela Bynoe6Yes
Jack Martins7Yes
Alexis Weik8No
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick9Yes
James Sanders10Yes

Bill history

  1. REFERRED TO FINANCE

  2. 1ST REPORT CAL.109

  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. PASSED SENATE

  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. referred to governmental operations

  8. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

  9. returned to senate

  10. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

  11. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 518A

  12. REPASSED SENATE

  13. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  14. referred to governmental operations

  15. died in assembly

  16. returned to senate

  17. REFERRED TO FINANCE

  18. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

  19. PRINT NUMBER 518B

  20. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

  21. PRINT NUMBER 518C

  22. 1ST REPORT CAL.111

  23. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  24. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  25. PASSED SENATE

  26. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  27. referred to governmental operations

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