Legislation aims to ban of out-of-state fired cops from working in New York Updated 1:50 PM; Today 1:50 PM A view of the Senate Chamber at the New York State Capitol in Albany in March.Hans Pennink | AP Photo Facebook Share By Edward McKinley | Times Union, Albany Albany, N.Y. — Under new legislation introduced in the state Senate, police officers from other states who resigned or were fired due to misconduct allegations would be barred from working in law enforcement in New York — an expansion of the existing law which bans New York police officers from taking other jobs in the state if fired for misconduct.