Criminal Justice (Policing)

signed · New York · Senate Oct 16, 2025

S 1985: Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence

Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires police to temporarily seize firearms in family violence cases, reducing potential for escalation and aligning with reform efforts to prevent gun violence in domestic incidents.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Domestic Violence Firearms Policing

in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 9102: Relates to notification of victims of crime, including sexual offenses, about the address confidentiality program

This bill requires the Office of Victim Services to create specific procedures for notifying crime victims about the address confidentiality program. The program allows victims to keep their home addresses private to enhance safety. The notification must be part of standardized procedures used by police, sheriffs, and state police when interacting with victims. It directly affects individuals who are victims of crime in New York State. The law mandates this change to ensure victims are informed about available safety resources.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires victim notification about address confidentiality program, enhancing victim safety and privacy protections within criminal justice system.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing Victims' Rights

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in committee · New York · Senate Feb 5, 2026

S 6182: Relates to reducing a police officer's pension to satisfy judgments in a wrongful death action

Relates to reducing a police officer's pension to satisfy judgments in a wrongful death action; provides that a police officer's pension may be reduced to no less than $20,000 to satisfy a wrongful death judgment; provides that a court shall hold a hearing to determine the amount of the reduction.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill enhances police accountability by allowing pension reductions to satisfy wrongful death judgments, ensuring officers face financial consequences for negligence in duty-related deaths.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts Policing

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6601: Relates to motorcycle profiling

S 6601 requires New York municipal police departments to address motorcycle profiling in officer training and update their policies. It mandates basic law enforcement training to cover motorcycle profiling and requires departments to add a policy statement condemning it to existing profiling policies. The bill defines "motorcycle profiling" as illegally using a person's motorcycle riding or related gear as a reason for stops, searches, or arrests without legal justification. This directly affects all local police agencies and their training programs in New York State.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill mandates police policies against discriminatory motorcycle profiling, directly protecting civil rights and enhancing law enforcement accountability in stops/searches.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 7160: Allows salary and civil service exam credits for police officers in certain cities and property tax credits for resident officers

Allows salary and civil service exam credits for police officers in certain cities and property tax credits for resident officers and a student loan forgiveness program for certain police officers.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides property tax credits for resident officers, a direct tax relief measure aligning with budget/tax support indicators.90% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill provides financial incentives (salary credits, tax credits, student loan forgiveness) for police officers, strengthening law enforcement recruitment and retention within criminal justice system.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Property Tax Policing

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4404: Establishes incapacity to consent when a person is a witness to or subject of an investigation under certain circumstances

This bill amends New York's Penal Law to establish that a person is legally incapable of consenting to sexual activity if they are a witness, victim, suspect, or person of interest in an ongoing law enforcement investigation, and the other person is a law enforcement official involved in that investigation. It specifically creates this incapacity for individuals under investigation, with an exception: prior consensual relationships before the investigation began do not affect this rule. The law applies when the actor (the person accused) is a law enforcement official who knows or should know the victim was involved in the investigation. This change modifies existing consent provisions in the Penal Law to address power dynamics during active police investigations.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticePrevents law enforcement exploitation by establishing incapacity to consent during investigations, enhancing accountability and protecting civil rights within criminal justice framework.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 3402: Relates to amending the New York City Charter in relation to expanding the investigative scope of the Civilian Complaint Review Board

This bill expands the Civilian Complaint Review Board's (CCRB) authority to investigate complaints about New York City Police Department officers involving bias-based profiling. It specifically adds complaints alleging that officers targeted individuals based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected characteristics - not just behavior - as a reason for police action. The CCRB can now also examine the truthfulness of police statements made during complaint investigations. This directly affects police officers (as subjects of complaints) and the public (who file complaints about biased policing). The bill clarifies that bias-based profiling means using protected traits as the main reason for police action, rather than actual criminal behavior.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeExpands CCRB authority to investigate bias-based profiling complaints (race, religion, etc.), directly enhancing police accountability and aligning with criminal justice reform indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 511: Prevents unfounded complaints against police officers, peace officers, firefighters, correction officers, and emergency medical service providers from being disclosed or added to personnel records

Prevents unfounded complaints against police officers, peace officers, firefighters, correction officers and emergency medical service providers from being disclosed or added to such police officer, peace officer, firefighter, correction officer or emergency medical service provider's personnel record.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticePrevents unfounded complaints from affecting personnel records, weakening oversight and accountability mechanisms for law enforcement officers.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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died · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4940: Establishes a youth outreach department within the state police, city, village, town, and district police departments, and sheriff departments

Establishes a youth outreach department within the state police, city, village, town, and district police departments, and sheriff departments for the purposes of designing and carrying out youth activities organized by the department.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeCreates youth outreach programs within police departments to prevent crime and build community trust, aligning with criminal justice reform goals like reducing recidivism through early intervention.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5490: Allows municipal commissions to use alternate lists for filling vacancies with resident and non-resident minority group members and women in order to achieve diversity in police departments

Allows municipal commissions to use alternate lists for filling vacancies with resident and non-resident minority group members and women in order to achieve diversity in police departments.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticePromotes diversity in police hiring, aligning with criminal justice reform goals to enhance accountability and representation in law enforcement.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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