New York A 7180: Requires contracts with home care service providers to provide sufficient resources to ensure compensation to a qualified workforce providing high quality care

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A07180 Summary:

BILL NOA07180 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03049

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SPONSORMitaynes

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §837-y, Exec L

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Prohibits the use of weaponized robots, non-weaponized robots which may potentially cause injury, or robots being used for surveillance purposes by police agencies.

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BILL NOA07180 

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03/21/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7180

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MITAYNES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
 robots by police agencies

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-y
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 837-y. Use of robots prohibited. 1. Definitions. As used in this
 4 section, the following terms have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Robot" means an artificial object or system that senses, proc-
 6 esses and acts, to at least some degree, and is operated either autono-
 7 mously by computers or by an individual remotely;
 8 (b) "Weapon" means a device designed to inflict physical injury,
 9 including nonlethal injury;
 10 (c) "Surveillance" means any observation or monitoring of civilians.
 11 2. No police agency shall authorize the use, attempted use or threat-
 12 ened use of a robot armed with any weapon.
 13 3. No police agency shall authorize the use, attempted use or threat-
 14 ened use of a robot in any manner that can potentially cause injury,
 15 regardless of whether or not the robot is armed with a weapon.
 16 4. No police agency shall authorize the use, attempted use or threat-
 17 ened use of a robot for surveillance purposes.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05926-01-5

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