Senate Bill S4522

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits members of the state police, police officers, and peace officers from intentionally covering their badges

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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-S4522 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§214-j & 837-y, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8849
2021-2022: S3701
2023-2024: S2317

2025-S4522 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits members of the state police, police officers, and peace officers from intentionally covering their badges.

2025-S4522 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4522 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4522
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BAILEY, BRISPORT, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA
   -- 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 members of
   the state police, police officers,  and  peace  officers  from  inten-
   tionally covering their badges

   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  214-j
 to read as follows:
   §  214-J.  DISPLAY  OF  BADGE. 1. NO SWORN MEMBER OF THE STATE POLICE,
 WHILE ACTING IN SUCH MEMBER'S OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A SWORN MEMBER OF THE
 STATE POLICE, SHALL INTENTIONALLY COVER SUCH MEMBER'S BADGE SO THAT SUCH
 MEMBER'S IDENTIFICATION IS NOT VISIBLE.
   2. THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL IMPOSE A FINE  OF  FIVE  HUNDRED
 DOLLARS  UPON  ANY  SWORN  MEMBER OF THE STATE POLICE WHO IS REPORTED TO
 HAVE VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  FOR
 EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
   3.  THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL CREATE A TELEPHONE NUMBER, WHICH SHALL BE
 POSTED ON THE DIVISION'S WEBSITE, WHICH CITIZENS MAY CALL  TO  REPORT  A
 SWORN  MEMBER  OF THE STATE POLICE BEING IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  837-y  to
 read as follows:
   §  837-Y.  DISPLAY  OF  BADGE.  1. NO POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER,
 WHILE ACTING IN SUCH POLICE OFFICER'S OR PEACE OFFICER'S OFFICIAL CAPAC-
 ITY AS A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER, SHALL INTENTIONALLY COVER SUCH
 POLICE OFFICER'S OR PEACE OFFICER'S BADGE SO THAT SUCH POLICE  OFFICER'S
 OR PEACE OFFICER'S IDENTIFICATION IS NOT VISIBLE.
   2.  THE  DIVISION  OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL IMPOSE A FINE OF
 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS UPON ANY POLICE OFFICER OR  PEACE  OFFICER  WHO  IS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08065-01-5

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