NY State Senate Bill 2025-S1664

Senate Bill S1664

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

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2025-S1664 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Codes
Law Section:: Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §160.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S7059
2021-2022: S2978
2023-2024: S1182

2025-S1664 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers.

2025-S1664 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1664

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals officers

 
PURPOSE:

Provides access to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
officers access for live scan fingerprinting.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the criminal procedure law by adding subsection 1-a
stating that following an arrest by a society for the prevention of
cruelty to an animal officer, such officer shall be permitted access to
the live scan fingerprinting system or similar technology.

Section 2 states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) officer's
main role is to defend and protect animals- oftentimes this includes
conducting arrests. As the procedure currently stands, the arresting
officer hands off the suspect in question to the assisting agency so
they can complete the arrest. Unfortunately, this procedure leaves room
for error and can make the process time consuming.  Giving the SPCA
officers access to live scan fingerprinting technology allows them to
complete arrests independently and without the assistance of other law
enforcement personnel, saving valuable time and resources.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022-2024: S1182/A1196 - Passed Senate/Died in Codes

2021-2022: S2978/A3445 - Died in Codes

2020: S7059/A9637 - Died in Codes

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
becomes a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
such date.

2025-S1664 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1664
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HARCKHAM, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GALLIVAN, HELMING,
   MATTERA, PALUMBO, ROLISON, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered  printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
   access to live scan fingerprinting to society for  the  prevention  of
   cruelty to animals officers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 160.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. FOLLOWING AN ARREST BY A SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
 ANIMALS OFFICER, SUCH OFFICER SHALL BE PERMITTED ACCESS TO THE LIVE SCAN
 FINGERPRINTING  SYSTEM  OR SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THE
 COMPLETION OF SUCH ARREST INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT  THE  ASSISTANCE  OF
 OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03883-01-5

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