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NY A06463

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Landon Dais

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates legal immunity from civil and criminal liability for law enforcement employees who intervene in good faith against police misconduct by fellow officers

  • Defines police misconduct as unjustified excessive force, false arrest, sexual misconduct, or witness tampering committed by an officer in their official capacity

  • Prohibits law enforcement agencies from taking retaliatory personnel actions against employees who intervene based on reasonable belief that misconduct was occurring

  • Applies to employees of state police, county sheriff's departments, and municipal/university/park/public authority police departments

Legislative Description

Grants immunity from liability and professional retaliation against a law enforcement employee who intervenes against police misconduct committed by another member of law enforcement.

Last Action

referred to governmental operations

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Operations3/5/2025

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