Senate Bill S1639

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of unmarked police vehicles, concealed identity police vehicles and undercover police officers for routine traffic enforcement

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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-S1639 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §236, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4075
2021-2022: S839
2023-2024: S4411

2025-S1639 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of unmarked police vehicles, concealed identity police vehicles, including police vehicles which use ghost graphics, and undercover police officers for routine traffic enforcement.

2025-S1639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1639
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 prohibiting the use of
   unmarked  police  vehicles,  concealed  identify  police  vehicles and
   undercover police officers for routine traffic 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 236 to
 read as follows:
   §  236.  PROHIBITION  OF  ROUTINE USE OF UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLES.  1.
 UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLES, CONCEALED IDENTITY POLICE VEHICLES,  INCLUDING
 BUT  NOT LIMITED TO POLICE VEHICLES WHICH USE GHOST GRAPHICS, AND UNDER-
 COVER POLICE OFFICERS SHALL NOT BE USED BY  THE  STATE  POLICE  FOR  THE
 ROUTINE  STOPPING  OR APPREHENSION OF MOTORISTS FOR OFFENSES RELATING TO
 THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "GHOST GRAPHICS" MEANS LOW-VISIBILITY
 VINYL WRAPS OR DECALS DESIGNED TO BLEND INTO A VEHICLE'S ORIGINAL DESIGN
 AND PAINT SCHEME.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04984-01-5

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