Senate Bill S3633

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the use of body-worn cameras on certain correction officers

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction 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-S3633 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A336
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §135, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9279
2017-2018: A3054
2019-2020: A4790
2021-2022: S6406, A6001
2023-2024: S2408, A3875

2025-S3633 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the use of body-worn cameras on certain correction officers.

2025-S3633 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3633 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3633
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN  ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the use of
   body-worn cameras on certain correction officers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The correction law is amended by adding a new section 135
 to read as follows:
   § 135. BODY CAMERA FOR  CORRECTION  OFFICERS.  1.    THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL,  AFTER  CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE STATE COMMISSION
 OF CORRECTIONS, REQUIRE THE USE OF BODY-WORN  PERSONAL  VIDEO  RECORDING
 DEVICES  ON  CORRECTION  OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE SUPERVISION OF GENERAL
 POPULATION INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS  AT  A  MAXIMUM  SECURITY  FACILITY.
 EACH  SUCH  OFFICER SHALL WEAR A PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE AFFIXED
 TO THEIR UNIFORM WHILE ON DUTY  IN  THE  FACILITY.  THE  PERSONAL  VIDEO
 RECORDING DEVICE SHALL RECORD ALL THE INTERACTIONS OF A CORRECTION OFFI-
 CER  AND INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS UNDER THEIR CARE, CUSTODY AND CONTROL.
 THE RECORDING SHALL INCLUDE BOTH AUDIO AND VIDEO.
   2. ALL SUCH EQUIPMENT SHALL BE INSTALLED ON OR BEFORE SIX MONTHS AFTER
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE
 ALL  RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION. SUCH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  ALL  VIDEO
 RECORDINGS  BE  CATALOGUED  AND MAINTAINED AS A RECORD BY THE DEPARTMENT
 FOR NOT LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AND SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM  STANDARDS  FOR
 THE PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDING DEVICES, AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT TO BE USED
 AND FURTHERMORE SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY FOR
 THOSE PERSONS WHOSE ACTIONS MAY BE RECORDED. NO PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDING
 DEVICES  MAY  BE USED AS A MEANS TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE UPON ANY INCAR-
 CERATED INDIVIDUALS, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00595-02-5
 S. 3633                             2

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