Senate Bill S4900

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting executive orders directing state police to not assist with the enforcement of federal laws

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S4900 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §233, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3645
2023-2024: S1313

2019-S4900 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that employees of the state police shall not be directed by executive order or regulations to not assist with the enforcement of federal laws.

2019-S4900 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4900 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4900
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  executive  orders
   relating to cooperation with federal law enforcement
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 233 to
 read as follows:
   § 233. PROHIBITION AGAINST  REGULATIONS,  RULES  OR  EXECUTIVE  ORDERS
 DIRECTING THE STATE POLICE TO NOT ASSIST WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL
 LAW  OR TO NOT COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. 1. NO EMPLOYEE OF
 THE STATE POLICE, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT, OR ANY TROOPER, INVESTI-
 GATOR OR OTHER OFFICER, SHALL BE DIRECTED BY ANY STATE REGULATION,  RULE
 OR EXECUTIVE ORDER, TO NOT ASSIST WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW OR
 TO  NOT  COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE EFFORT TO ENFORCE
 ANY PROVISION OF FEDERAL LAW.
   2. ANY STATE REGULATION, RULE OR EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING  THE  STATE
 POLICE,  INCLUDING  THE  SUPERINTENDENT, OR ANY TROOPER, INVESTIGATOR OR
 OTHER OFFICER, TO NOT ASSIST WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW  OR  TO
 NOT  COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE EFFORT TO ENFORCE ANY
 PROVISION OF FEDERAL LAW, SHALL BE DEEMED INVALID, NULL AND VOID.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10882-01-9

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