Criminal Justice (Policing)

failed · New York · Assembly Apr 21, 2026

A 3657: Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel

Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill criminalizes discharging firearms at officers, expanding criminalization of violence against law enforcement, aligning with 'oppose' criteria.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Firearms Policing

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 46: Relates to falsely reporting incidents in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of police officers to a particular address or location

Includes falsely reporting incidents in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of police officers to a particular address or location as a felony offense under the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill elevates false reporting to dispatch police to felony, expanding criminalization and increasing penalties.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5736: Prohibits prior peace officers or police officers whose position as such was terminated or vacated due to misconduct from again becoming a peace officer or a police officer

Prohibits prior peace officers or police officers whose position as such was terminated or vacated due to misconduct from again becoming a peace officer or a police officer.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeProhibits officers with misconduct termination from returning, enhancing police accountability - a key criminal justice reform indicator.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3814: Prohibits the arrest or restraint of a child less than thirteen years of age while effecting the arrest of the parent or guardian of such child

Provides that no police officer shall arrest, restrain, or otherwise subdue a child who is thirteen years of age or less while effecting the arrest of the parent or guardian of such child; provides that all police officers present at the scene of arrest shall have an affirmative duty to keep such child safe, and shall permit the person being arrested to communicate with such child up until such person is removed from the scene.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeProhibits detaining children during parent arrests, protecting minors' rights and enhancing officer accountability in law enforcement procedures.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5943: Requires law enforcement departments to report instances and occurrences of hate crimes

Requires every sheriff, county or city commissioner of correction and head of every state, county, or local police department to report instances and occurrences of hate crimes; requires the division to promulgate rules and regulations for such reporting.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires law enforcement to report hate crimes, enhancing accountability and transparency in criminal justice data collection.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Civil Rights Policing

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1955: Requires a parent, law guardian or person legally responsible for a minor to be present during questioning by a peace or police officer

Requires a parent or other person legally responsible for a minor and the law guardian appointed pursuant to law to be present during questioning by a peace or police officer.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires guardian presence during minor's police questioning, protecting minors' rights in law enforcement interactions per civil rights indicator.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Juvenile Justice Policing

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3281: Establishes the police safety equipment grant program within the division of criminal justice services and makes an appropriation therefor

Creates a police safety equipment grant program to provide for services and expenses related to police safety equipment; directs a sum of $30,000,000 to be appropriated to such program.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill appropriates $30M for police safety equipment grants, directly funding a public safety program through state budget allocation.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAllocates $30M for police safety equipment grants, directly funding law enforcement resources within criminal justice services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 7244: Relates to the re-assignment of police officers pending certain investigations and hearings

Relates to the re-assignment of police officers pending certain investigations of incompetency or misconduct involving egregious behavior including, but not limited to, police brutality, intimidation, racial profiling, planting or fabricating evidence, unwarranted search and seizure, violating department procedures, and abuse of authority, and provides for an expeditious investigation of such incidents.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeMandates reassignment of officers during misconduct investigations (e.g., brutality, racial profiling) and ensures expeditious reviews, directly enhancing police accountability in criminal justice reform.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6062: Relates to jurisdiction over police discipline

Relates to jurisdiction over police discipline; provides that the civilian complaint review board and the police commissioner shall have concurrent jurisdiction over the discipline of the New York city police department and of the police force of the department.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeGives civilian complaint review board concurrent jurisdiction over police discipline, enhancing accountability in law enforcement oversight.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4814: Relates to grants to cover the costs of school resource officers and authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with local police entities to provide school resource officers

Relates to the provision of grants to eligible school districts to cover the costs of school resource officers employed at schools in such districts; authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with local police entities to provide school resource officers.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds school resource officers (law enforcement in schools), directly supporting law enforcement presence within the criminal justice system.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides grants for school resource officer costs, directly funding school safety programs within K-12 education95% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing School Safety

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