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NY A05531

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/16/2023

Primary Sponsor

Karl Brabenec

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Defund Municipalities that Defund the Police Act" by adding Section 184 to New York Executive Law.

  • Defines "defunding municipality" as a county, city, town, or village that either abolishes its police department with no intention to reconstitute it, or significantly reduces police budget without reallocating funds to community-policing programs (unless the municipality faced significant revenue decreases).

  • Directs the Director of the Division of Budget to withhold state funding from defunding municipalities in an amount equal to the percentage of police budget reduction.

  • Allows withheld funding to be reversed and discontinued once a municipality no longer qualifies as a defunding municipality under the law's definition.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Establishes the "Defund Municipalities that Defund the Police Act" which provides for a withholding of a certain amount of state funding for a defunding municipality.

Last Action

referred to local governments

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Local Governments3/16/2023

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