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NY A05257
Bill
Status
2/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Karl Brabenec
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AI Summary
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Defines a "defunding municipality" as a county, city, town, or village that abolishes its police department with no intention of reconstituting it, or significantly reduces police budgets without reallocating funds to community-policing programs (unless facing significant revenue decreases)
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Directs the Division of Budget director to withhold state funding from municipalities that meet the "defunding" criteria
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Sets the withholding amount equal to the same percentage by which the municipality reduced its police department budget, excluding any funds diverted to community-policing programs
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Allows withholdings to be reversed once the Division of Budget determines a municipality no longer qualifies as a "defunding municipality"
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
1/7/2026