Criminal Justice

in committee · New York · Assembly Sep 8, 2025

A 3836: Relates to the completion of training requirements for sheriffs and undersheriffs

Relates to the completion of training requirements for sheriffs and undersheriffs; directs the municipal police training council to promulgate rules and regulations relating to qualification for municipal police forces for persons who were previously sworn members of the state police and to provide certificates to such persons who meet such qualifications.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires training standards for sheriffs, enhancing law enforcement professionalism and accountability.80% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement Policing

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 2021: Establishes the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance resulting in death

This bill creates a new class A-1 felony offense for selling controlled substances (from Schedules I-V) that directly causes someone's death. It specifically applies to individuals who violate public health law by selling, giving, or supplying these drugs, resulting in a fatality. The key provision defines this as the most serious felony charge, replacing or adding to existing penalties for drug-related deaths. The law takes effect 30 days after enactment, with necessary rule changes allowed before that date. It does not affect other drug offenses or non-fatal cases.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCreates new class A-1 felony for drug sales causing death, expanding criminalization and increasing penalties without reform elements.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Drug Policy

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 3640: Relates to warning labels on cannabis and criminalizes certain violations of restrictions on the sale of adult use cannabis

Relates to warning labels on cannabis products; includes advertising, deceptively advertising, branding, marketing, packaging, displaying, labelling, offering for ingestion outside of packaging, or administering cannabis products in contravention of a certain section of the cannabis law or rules and regulations in the criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCriminalizes violations of cannabis sale restrictions, expanding criminalization under cannabis law95% confidence

Sub-Topics Drug Policy

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in committee · New York · Senate May 21, 2026

S 2446: Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution

Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution program to supply wound care kits designed for the treatment of injection-related wounds and skin and soft tissue infections, and xylazine test strips, to individuals with a substance use disorder or who are otherwise at risk of drug use, free of charge; prohibits facilities from collecting personally identifying information on such individuals; prohibits police from targeting individuals receiving wound care kits or xylazine test strips under such program.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticePromotes harm reduction for substance use, reduces criminalization by prohibiting police targeting of recipients, aligns with reform goals of diverting from punitive measures.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill provides free wound care kits and xylazine test strips for substance use disorder patients, directly improving access to treatment for injection-related wounds and infections, aligning with healthcare access and public health support.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing Substance Abuse

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 818: Creates the offense of operating as a major firearms trafficker

This bill creates a new class A-I felony offense for operating as a major firearms trafficker. It directly affects individuals who unlawfully sell, exchange, give away, or possess 20 or more firearms within one year with intent to sell. The law establishes two specific triggers: selling 20+ firearms to others in a year, or possessing 20+ firearms with intent to sell. Conviction carries the most serious criminal penalty under New York law.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCreates new class A-I felony for firearms trafficking, increasing criminalization and imposing maximum penalties per New York law.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Firearms

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5106: Requires certain SUNY and CUNY schools to establish substance use recovery housing programs

Requires SUNY and CUNY schools with at least twenty-five percent of its undergraduate students living on campus to establish substance use recovery housing programs which shall include on-site counseling, mentoring, and peer support.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires substance use recovery housing with counseling/peer support, promoting rehabilitation to reduce recidivism - core criminal justice reform element.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates recovery housing with counseling at SUNY/CUNY, supporting student well-being and access to higher education through expanded support services.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates substance use recovery housing with on-site counseling/peer support, directly expanding mental health services access for students at SUNY/CUNY schools.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education Substance Abuse

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 7698: Relates to defense and indemnification of public officers and employees; repealer

Requires defense and indemnification of public officers and employees in certain cities; repeals provisions relating to the right of security against unreasonable search and seizure.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeRepeals provisions protecting against unreasonable search and seizure, weakening civil liberties and law enforcement oversight in criminal justice context.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 7617: Relates to the enactment of the Safer Consumption Services Act

Bill S 7617, known as the "Safer Consumption Services Act," allows the Department of Health to approve entities to establish overdose prevention center programs. These programs provide hygienic spaces for individuals to consume preobtained drugs, staffed by healthcare professionals or trained personnel. They offer sterile supplies, overdose prevention education, administer first aid, and provide referrals to substance use disorder treatment and other services. The bill grants immunity from criminal, civil, or administrative penalties to participants, program staff, and property owners solely for their good faith involvement in an approved program.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill establishes overdose prevention centers providing treatment referrals and healthcare instead of criminalization, aligning with harm reduction and criminal justice reform indicators.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes healthcare-provided overdose prevention centers with treatment referrals, directly expanding public health services and substance use disorder care access.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Drug Policy Substance Abuse

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 2441: Relates to the confidentiality and expungement of records in juvenile delinquency cases in the family court

Relates to the confidentiality and expungement of records in juvenile delinquency cases in the family court; requires certain records to be expunged automatically.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAutomatically expunging juvenile delinquency records reduces barriers to rehabilitation, aligns with criminal justice reform goals, and prevents long-term collateral consequences for minors.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts Juvenile Justice

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 664: Prohibits a person convicted of violating "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal

Prohibits a person convicted of "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal unless authorized by court order, after appropriate psychiatric or psychological testing.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill expands penalties for convicted individuals by restricting companion animal ownership, aligning with 'expands criminalization' indicator without promoting reform or rehabilitation.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts

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