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NY A07244
Bill
Status
3/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Monique Chandler-Waterman
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AI Summary
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Requires police departments to immediately relieve officers of their weapon and badge and assign them to desk duty when video or other evidence shows egregious behavior such as police brutality, intimidation, racial profiling, planting evidence, unwarranted search and seizure, or abuse of authority
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Mandates departments conduct an expeditious preliminary investigation to determine whether formal incompetency or misconduct charges should be filed against the officer
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Allows restoration of full duty status and return of weapon and badge if the preliminary investigation finds charges are not warranted
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Prohibits restoring officers to full status or returning their weapon and badge until a final determination on misconduct charges is made if the preliminary investigation supports filing charges
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Officially titled the "one bad apple police bad behavior prevention law" and applies to cases pending or arising after the effective date
Legislative Description
Relates to the re-assignment of police officers pending certain investigations of incompetency or misconduct involving egregious behavior including, but not limited to, police brutality, intimidation, racial profiling, planting or fabricating evidence, unwarranted search and seizure, violating department procedures, and abuse of authority, and provides for an expeditious investigation of such incidents.
Last Action
referred to governmental employees
1/7/2026