Criminal Justice

in committee · New York · Assembly Apr 8, 2026

A 10869: Enacts the "responsible neighborhood preservation act"

Enacts the "responsible neighborhood preservation act" in relation to establishing adjusted closing hours for certain licensed premises due to recurring law enforcement interventions.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill restricts licensed premises hours due to law enforcement interventions, limiting operational freedom and potentially reducing community resources.75% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jun 1, 2026

A 11011: Enacts the "Nassau future protectors act"

Enacts the "Nassau future protectors act" to provide additional credits to the Nassau county law enforcement explorers in competitive civil service examinations.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill provides additional credits to law enforcement explorers, enhancing recruitment and strengthening law enforcement capabilities.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · New York · Assembly Apr 24, 2026

A 11053: Relates to the crimes of assault in the second degree and assault in the first degree in places, conveyances, or vehicles used for public transportation or public transit

Provides that a person is guilty of assault in the second degree when such person recklessly or with intent to cause physical injury to another person causes physical injury to another person in any place, conveyance, or vehicle used for public transportation or public transit; provides that a person is guilty of assault in the first degree when with intent to cause serious physical injury to another person such person causes such injury to such other person in any place, conveyance, or vehicle used for public transportation or public transit.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill strengthens criminal justice by increasing penalties for assaults occurring in public transportation, enhancing public safety and accountability.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill enhances safety standards for public transportation by increasing penalties for assaults in transit vehicles.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Violent Crime Public Transit

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 21, 2026

S 9995: Relates to amending sex offenses and consent involving members of the clergy

Amends provisions about sex offenses and consent involving members of the clergy or other ministers of any religion or duly accredited Christian science practitioners.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill amends sex offense provisions to address clergy misconduct, enhancing accountability and protecting victims within the criminal justice system.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Apr 24, 2026

A 11083: Establishes hate crimes against police officers

Establishes hate crimes against police officers; defines such crimes as committing murder in the first degree, aggravated murder, or murder in the second degree against a police officer and the victim is chosen because they are a police officer.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill strengthens criminal justice by explicitly protecting police officers and enhancing accountability for hate crimes against them.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 7, 2026

S 9840: Restricts a law enforcement officer from initiating a traffic stop for certain violations of the vehicle and traffic law

Restricts a law enforcement officer from initiating a traffic stop for certain violations of the vehicle and traffic law; provides for the suppression or exclusion of evidence obtained in violation of such provisions; relates to the duties of the division of criminal justice services making certain information pertaining to traffic stops public.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill restricts traffic stops for minor violations and mandates public reporting, enhancing police accountability and protecting civil rights.85% confidence ✗ TransportationOpposes TransportationBill restricts law enforcement traffic stops, limiting enforcement capabilities for vehicle and traffic law violations.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 28, 2026

S 10059: Enacts "Brendon's law" relating to motor vehicle speed contests, races, sideshows and street takeovers

Enacts "Brendon's law" to prohibit participation, including spectators within two hundred feet, of any motor vehicle speed contest, sideshow and street takeovers; authorizes seizure and forfeiture; adds damaging an authorized emergency vehicle as constituting the crime of criminal mischief in the third degree.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill strengthens criminal justice by prohibiting dangerous street racing and expanding criminal mischief charges to protect emergency vehicles.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill enhances transportation safety by prohibiting dangerous speed contests and street takeovers.95% confidence

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passed · New York · Senate Jun 2, 2026

S 9928: Relates to the rights of sexual assault survivors during the investigative process

Relates to the rights of sexual assault survivors during the investigative process; establishes a task force to study and assess sexual assault survivors' rights and services.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill establishes a task force to study and assess survivors' rights, aiming to improve the investigative process and protect civil rights within the criminal justice system.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Human Trafficking Victims' Rights Violent Crime

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in committee · New York · Assembly Apr 8, 2026

A 10909: Enacts the "Shirley Myers White Right To Reconciliation and Digital Identity Repair Act"

Enacts the "Shirley Myers White Right To Reconciliation and Digital Identity Repair Act"; establishes a right for individuals to have outdated, inaccurate, or incomplete public and digital narratives corrected once a legal matter is resolved; requires institutions to provide mechanisms for context, updates, and correction so that individuals are not permanently penalized by disproven or obsolete information in digital and automated systems.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill corrects inaccurate digital narratives to prevent permanent penalties, protecting civil rights and reducing unjust collateral consequences in criminal justice.90% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill mandates mechanisms for correcting inaccurate digital narratives, protecting individuals from permanent penalties by obsolete information in automated systems.85% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Apr 24, 2026

A 11094: Relates to companion animals

Provides that companion animals, as sentient beings, shall be considered victims of animal cruelty crimes, including but not limited to all offenses as defined in article twenty-six of the agriculture and markets law, and shall be treated as such in a court of law.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill strengthens criminal justice by redefining companion animals as victims in cruelty cases, enhancing legal protections and accountability.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts

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