New York A 8492: Requires the development and implementation of a tattoo policy by law enforcement agencies

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A08492 Summary:

BILL NOA08492C

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SAME ASSAME AS S08021-C

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Add §837-aa, Exec L

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Requires the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, the superintendent of the division of state police, and the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision and the person in charge of every state law enforcement agency to adopt and implement a tattoo policy for all members of such law enforcement agency who are designated as police officers, peace officers and applicants for employment in such positions.

Go to top A08492 Actions:

BILL NOA08492C

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05/20/2025referred to codes

05/23/2025amend and recommit to codes

05/23/2025print number 8492a

06/06/2025amend (t) and recommit to codes

06/06/2025print number 8492b

06/09/2025reported referred to rules

01/07/2026referred to codes

01/30/2026amend and recommit to codes

01/30/2026print number 8492c

02/04/2026reported 

02/05/2026advanced to third reading cal.248

02/09/2026passed assembly

02/09/2026delivered to senate

02/09/2026REFERRED TO CODES

04/01/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8021C

04/01/20263RD READING CAL.618

04/01/2026PASSED SENATE

04/01/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

Go to topA08492 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:18/2 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAbsent

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:02/04/2026AYE/NAY:22/0 Action: Favorable DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

SeptimoAyeReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

BronsonAye

Go to topA08492 Floor&nbspVotes:

DATE:02/09/2026Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 138/2Yes 

Alvarez 

Yes 

Carroll P 

Yes 

Friend 

Yes 

Lemondes 

Yes 

Pheffer Amato 

Yes 

Slater 

Yes 

Anderson 

Yes 

Carroll RC 

Yes 

Gallagher 

Yes 

Levenberg 

Yes 

Pirozzolo 

Yes 

Smith 

Yes 

Angelino 

Yes 

Cashman 

Yes 

Gallahan 

ER 

Lucas 

Yes 

Powers 

Yes 

Smullen 

Yes 

Bailey 

ER 

Chandler-Waterm 

Yes 

Gandolfo 

Yes 

Lunsford 

Yes 

Pretlow 

Yes 

Solages 

Yes 

Barclay 

Yes 

Chang 

Yes 

Gibbs 

Yes 

Lupardo 

Yes 

Ra 

Yes 

Steck 

Yes 

Barrett 

Yes 

Chludzinski 

Yes 

Giglio 

Yes 

Magnarelli 

Yes 

Raga 

Yes 

Stern 

Yes 

Beephan 

Yes 

Clark 

Yes 

Glick 

ER 

Maher 

Yes 

Rajkumar 

Yes 

Stirpe 

Yes 

Bendett 

Yes 

Colton 

Yes 

Gonzalez-Rojas 

ER 

Manktelow 

ER 

Ramos 

Yes 

Tague 

Yes 

Benedetto 

Yes 

Conrad 

Yes 

Gray 

Yes 

McDonald 

Yes 

Reilly 

Yes 

Tannousis 

Yes 

Berger 

ER 

Cook 

Yes 

Griffin 

ER 

McDonough 

Yes 

Reyes 

Yes 

Tapia 

ER 

Bichotte Hermel 

Yes 

Cruz 

Yes 

Hawley 

Yes 

McMahon 

Yes 

Rivera 

Yes 

Taylor 

ER 

Blankenbush 

Yes 

Cunningham 

Yes 

Hevesi 

Yes 

Meeks 

Yes 

Romero 

Yes 

Torres 

Yes 

Blumencranz 

Yes 

Dais 

Yes 

Hooks 

Yes 

Mikulin 

Yes 

Rosenthal 

ER 

Valdez 

Yes 

Bologna 

Yes 

Davila 

Yes 

Hunter 

Yes 

Miller 

Yes 

Rozic 

Yes 

Vanel 

Yes 

Bores 

Yes 

De Los Santos 

Yes 

Hyndman 

Yes 

Mitaynes 

Yes 

Santabarbara 

Yes &#8225

Walker 

Yes 

Brabenec 

Yes 

DeStefano 

Yes 

Jackson 

Yes 

Molitor 

Yes 

Sayegh 

Yes 

Walsh 

Yes 

Braunstein 

Yes 

Dilan 

Yes 

Jacobson 

Yes 

Moreno 

Yes 

Schiavoni 

Yes 

Weprin 

Yes 

Bronson 

Yes 

Dinowitz 

Yes 

Jensen 

Yes 

Morinello 

Yes 

Seawright 

Yes 

Wieder 

Yes 

Brook-Krasny 

No 

DiPietro 

Yes 

Kassay 

Yes 

Norber 

Yes 

Sempolinski 

Yes 

Williams 

Yes 

Brown EA 

Yes 

Durso 

Yes 

Kay 

Yes 

Novakhov 

Yes 

Septimo 

Yes 

Woerner 

Yes 

Brown K 

Yes 

Eachus 

Yes 

Kelles 

Yes 

O'Pharrow 

Yes 

Shimsky 

Yes 

Wright 

Yes 

Burdick 

Yes 

Eichenstein 

Yes 

Kim 

Yes 

Otis 

Yes 

Shrestha 

Yes 

Yeger 

Yes 

Burke 

Yes 

Fall 

Yes 

Lasher 

Yes 

Palmesano 

Yes 

Simon 

Yes 

Zaccaro 

Yes 

Burroughs 

No 

Fitzpatrick 

Yes 

Lavine 

Yes 

Paulin 

Yes 

Simone 

Y