New York A 5249: Establishes an interstate compact prohibiting company-specific subsidies

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A05249 Summary:

BILL NOA05249 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04522

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SPONSORReyes

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§214-j & 837-y, Exec L

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

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BILL NOA05249 

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02/12/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5249

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Codes

 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:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 214-j
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 214-j. Display of badge. 1. No sworn member of the state police,
 4 while acting in such member's official capacity as a sworn member of the
 5 state police, shall intentionally cover such member's badge so that such
 6 member's identification is not visible.
 7 2. The division of state police shall impose a fine of five hundred
 8 dollars upon any sworn member of the state police who is reported to
 9 have violated the provisions of subdivision one of this section, for
 10 each such violation.
 11 3. The superintendent shall create a telephone number, which shall be
 12 posted on the division's website, which citizens may call to report a
 13 sworn member of the state police being in violation of subdivision one
 14 of this section.
 15 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-y to
 16 read as follows:
 17 § 837-y. Display of badge. 1. No police officer or peace officer,
 18 while acting in such police officer's or peace officer's official capac-
 19 ity as a police officer or peace officer, shall intentionally cover such
 20 police officer's or peace officer's badge so that such police officer's
 21 or peace officer's identification is not visible.
 22 2. The division of criminal justice services shall impose a fine of
 23 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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 1 reported to have violated the provisions of subdivision one of this
 2 section, for each such violation.
 3 3. The commissioner shall create a telephone number, which shall be
 4 posted on the division's website, which citizens may call to report a
 5 police officer or peace officer being in violation of subdivision one of
 6 this section.
 7 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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