New York S 2235: Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; repealer

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S02235 Summary:

BILL NOS02235B

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SAME ASSAME AS A03506-B

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SPONSORGOUNARDES

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COSPNSRSALAZAR, BAILEY, BASKIN, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ,
 GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER,
 RAMOS, RIVERA, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY, WEBB, ZELLNER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1.20, add Art 145 §§145.05 - 145.60, CP L; add §§256-b & 63-e, Art 15-AA §§319 & 319-a, Exec L; add Art
19-D §996, Gen Muni L; amd §§500-c & 621, rpld §§147 & 500-f, Cor L; amd §17, Pub Off L; add Art 25 §§1300 -
1302, amd §3625, Ed L

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Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration status; regulates the disclosure of information relating to immigration status; prohibits an educational agency, higher education agency, school employee, school safety personnel, or third-party contractor from collecting information about a person's citizenship, immigration status, nationality, or country of origin, unless required by law or necessary to administer a public program or benefit sought by such person.

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BILL NOS02235B

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01/16/2025REFERRED TO CODES

06/09/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 2235A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

02/09/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

02/09/2026PRINT NUMBER 2235B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2235--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, SALAZAR, BAILEY, BASKIN, BRISPORT, BROUK,
 CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM,
 HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER,
 RAMOS, RIVERA, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- commit-
 tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
 mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, the executive law, the
 general municipal law, the education law, the correction law and the
 public officers law, in relation to prohibiting and regulating the
 discovery and disclosure of immigration status; and to repeal certain
 provisions of the correction law relating thereto

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 2 adding five new subdivisions 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 to read as follows:
 3 46. "Immigration authorities" means any officer, employee, or govern-
 4 ment employee who is responsible for enforcement of the federal Immi-
 5 gration and Nationality Act, including any officer or agent of United
 6 States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or United States Customs and
 7 Border Protection.
 8 47. "Immigration enforcement" means the enforcement of any civil
 9 provision of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act or any
 10 provision of law that penalizes a person's presence in, entry into, or
 11 reentry into the United States.
 12 48. "Immigration law" means any civil provision of the federal Immi-
 13 gration and Nationality Act and any provision of law that penalizes a
 14 person's presence in, entry into, or reentry into the United States.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05168-06-6

 S. 2235--B 2

 1 49. "Immigration detainer" means any document, form, or other communi-
 2 cation requesting or directing that a police officer, peace officer, or
 3 government enti