Assembly Bill A1055

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the superintendent of the state police to establish uniform investigatory standards when there is a shooting of a civilian by a police officer

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A1055 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §223-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7627
2017-2018: A5253
2019-2020: A5192
2021-2022: A3755
2023-2024: A3643

2025-A1055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the superintendent of the state police to establish uniform investigatory standards when there is a shooting of a civilian by a police officer.

2025-A1055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1055
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAMOS, EPSTEIN, MEEKS, FORREST -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring  the  super-
   intendent of the state police to establish uniform investigatory stan-
   dards when there is a shooting of a civilian by a police officer

   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  223-a
 to read as follows:
   §  223-A.  MINIMUM UNIFORM INVESTIGATORY STANDARDS. THE SUPERINTENDENT
 OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL PROMULGATE MINIMUM UNIFORM INVESTIGATORY STAN-
 DARDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED WHEN THERE IS A SHOOTING  OF  A  CIVILIAN  BY  A
 POLICE  OFFICER  AND  SHALL MANDATE THAT SUCH STANDARDS MUST BE FOLLOWED
 EVERY TIME THERE IS A SHOOTING OF A CIVILIAN BY A POLICE OFFICER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00385-01-5

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