New York A 5334: Requires law enforcement agents and peace officers to record information pertaining to the race of persons they have meaningful interactions with in their memo books

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A05334 Summary:

BILL NOA05334 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRamos (MS)

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COSPNSREpstein, Walker, Gibbs

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MLTSPNSRLevenberg

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Add §837-y, Exec L

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Requires law enforcement agents and peace officers to record information in their memo books pertaining to the race of persons with whom they have meaningful interactions.

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BILL NOA05334 

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02/13/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5334

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS, EPSTEIN, WALKER, GIBBS -- Multi-Sponsored
 by -- M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring law enforce-
 ment agents and peace officers to record certain information to their
 memo books

 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. Records in memo books. Every law enforcement agent or peace
 4 officer shall make a record in their memo book of the race of every
 5 person the agent or officer has a meaningful interaction with during the
 6 course of performing their official duties. For the purpose of this
 7 section, "meaningful interaction" shall include, but not be limited to
 8 conversations entered into pursuant to traffic stops. "Meaningful
 9 interaction" shall not include casual conversations the agent or officer
 10 engages in which are not germane to or in furtherance of performing
 11 their investigatory duties as a law enforcement agent or peace officer.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05081-01-5

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