Relates to certain crimes of interference with health care services or access to places of religious worship; expands interference to include groups of two or more people demonstrating or preparing to demonstrate twenty-five feet outside of reproductive health care facilities and places of religious worship.
Excepts crimes related to sex offenses, crimes against elderly or disabled persons and crimes related to sexual performance by a child from the three-year time limit to bring charges for such crimes against school educators employed by schools which are located in cities with 125,000 or more people.
Expands the purposes of the drug treatment and public education fund to include prevention and recovery programs; requires reporting to be made available on the office of addiction services and supports' website.
This bill requires all state agencies to only purchase firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories from dealers who do not sell unserialized gun build kits or firearm precursor parts. Bidders must certify annual compliance with firearm safety laws, including providing documentation on trace requests, thefts, inspections, and policies preventing straw sales or sales to prohibited individuals. It mandates that contractors implement specific safety practices, such as employee training and digital surveillance, to detect illegal transfers. The state will develop a public safety scoring system to evaluate bidders' compliance, effective April 2027. This directly affects state procurement contracts and suppliers seeking to work with government agencies.
Establishes a missing persons unit within the division of state police; adds women to the responsibility of the missing and exploited children clearinghouse; provides that by January first, two-thousand twenty-seven included in the curriculum for the training of law enforcement shall be missing and exploited women and missing and exploited women and children of color and indigenous descent; requires the reporting duties of law enforcement departments to include missing women, in addition to missing children and vulnerable adults; relates to the missing and exploited women and children clearinghouse fund; relates to the gift for missing and exploited women and children clearinghouse fund.
This bill establishes confidentiality for communications during law enforcement peer support counseling sessions. It directly affects police officers participating in peer support programs and the peer support specialists who provide counseling. The law prohibits disclosure of these communications to others within the agency, except when a participant expresses a specific threat of suicide, self-harm, child abuse, or criminal conduct - requiring disclosure only to prevent harm. Before sessions begin, specialists must provide written notice explaining the confidentiality rules and their exceptions.
Requires state and municipal police academy course training in the recognition and handling of matters involving human trafficking; requires public transportation authorities and contractors to provide training in the recognition and handling of matters involving human trafficking.
Directs the department of motor vehicles commissioner to offer, upon request, a "blue envelope" to a person who has autism spectrum disorder in order to facilitate clear and safe communication with law enforcement and provide ease of access to a driver's documentation.
This bill extends the time limit for prosecuting certain child endangerment cases. Specifically, it delays the start of the statute of limitations until the victim turns 23 years old, or until the crime is reported to police or the child abuse registry - whichever happens first. The law applies to charges of endangering a child's welfare under Penal Law §260.10, as well as related sexual offenses and incest involving minors. This change gives survivors more time to report abuse and seek legal action without time restrictions.
Enacts the "first responders assault prevention act" which increases the offense classification for assault on a peace officer, police officer, firefighter or emergency medical services professional from a class C felony to a class B felony.
