Senate Bill S1282A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring annual reports of legal settlement payments related to law enforcement activity

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2021-S1282 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4586
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-w, Exec L; add §14-192, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A478

2021-S1282 - Summary

Requires annual reports of legal settlement payments related to law enforcement activity; provides such report shall include, but not be limited to, monetary amounts, plaintiffs and named parties, and shall be published on the website of the comptroller.

2021-S1282 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1282 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1282
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BENJAMIN, BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the  administrative  code  of  the
   city  of  New  York,  in relation to requiring annual reports of legal
   settlement payments related to law enforcement activity

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-w
 to read as follows:
   § 837-W. SETTLEMENT REPORTING. 1. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL MAKE AN ANNUAL
 REPORT WHICH DETAILS ALL PAYMENTS MADE FOR LEGAL SETTLEMENTS RELATING TO
 LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY.  SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO, MONETARY  AMOUNTS,  PLAINTIFFS  AND  NAMED  PARTIES,  AND  SHALL  BE
 PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE COMPTROLLER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE
 COMPTROLLER  SHALL  PROVIDE EVERY PLAINTIFF WHOSE NAME WOULD BE INCLUDED
 IN THE REPORT THE OPTION TO HAVE A  PSEUDONYM  USED  IN  PLACE  OF  SUCH
 PLAINTIFF'S NAME.  ANY NAMED PARTY IN A LEGAL SETTLEMENT RELATING TO LAW
 ENFORCEMENT  ACTIVITY  WHO IS OR WAS A DEFENDANT IN SUCH ACTION SHALL BE
 NAMED IN THE REPORT AND SHALL NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO USE A PSEUDONYM  IN
 PLACE  OF SUCH DEFENDANT'S NAME.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "LAW ENFORCE-
 MENT" MEANS EVERY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, LOCAL CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY,
 EACH COUNTY SHERIFF, THE DIVISION OF THE STATE POLICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF
 CORRECTIONS  AND  COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, AND EVERY AGENCY THAT EMPLOYS A
 PEACE OFFICER IN THIS STATE.
   2. THE PERSON IN  CHARGE  OF  EVERY  LOCAL  POLICE  DEPARTMENT,  LOCAL
 CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY,  EACH  COUNTY SHERIFF, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
 DIVISION OF THE STATE POLICE, THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, AND THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF EVERY
 AGENCY  THAT EMPLOYS A PEACE OFFICER IN THIS STATE SHALL PROMPTLY REPORT
 TO THE COMPTROLLER ALL PAYMENTS MADE FOR LEGAL SETTLEMENTS  RELATING  TO
 LAW  ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL INFORMATION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2021-S1282A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4586
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-w, Exec L; add §14-192, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A478

2021-S1282A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires annual reports of legal settlement payments related to law enforcement activity; provides such report shall include, but not be limited to, monetary amounts, plaintiffs and named parties, and shall be published on the website of the comptroller.

2021-S1282A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1282A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1282--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Finance
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the  administrative  code  of  the
   city  of  New  York,  in relation to requiring annual reports of legal
   settlement payments related to law enforcement activity
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-w
 to read as follows:
   § 837-W. SETTLEMENT REPORTING. 1. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL MAKE AN ANNUAL
 REPORT WHICH DETAILS ALL PAYMENTS MADE FOR LEGAL SETTLEMENTS RELATING TO
 LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY.  SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO, MONETARY  AMOUNTS,  PLAINTIFFS  AND  NAMED  PARTIES,  AND  SHALL  BE
 PUBLISHED  ON  THE  WEBSITE  OF THE COMPTROLLER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 EVERY PLAINTIFF WHOSE NAME WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE  REPORT  SHALL  HAVE
 THE  OPTION  TO HAVE A PSEUDONYM USED IN PLACE OF SUCH PLAINTIFF'S NAME.
 ANY NAMED PARTY IN A LEGAL SETTLEMENT RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIV-
 ITY WHO IS OR WAS A DEFENDANT IN SUCH  ACTION  SHALL  BE  NAMED  IN  THE
 REPORT AND SHALL NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO USE A PSEUDONYM IN PLACE OF SUCH
 DEFENDANT'S  NAME.    AS  USED  IN THIS SECTION, "LAW ENFORCEMENT" MEANS
 EVERY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, EACH  COUNTY
 SHERIFF, THE DIVISION OF THE STATE POLICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
 AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, AND EVERY AGENCY THAT EMPLOYS A PEACE OFFICER
 IN THIS STATE.
   2.  THE  PERSON  IN  CHARGE  OF  EVERY  LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, LOCAL
 CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, EACH COUNTY SHERIFF, THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  THE
 DIVISION  OF  THE  STATE  POLICE,  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
 CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, AND THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF EVERY
 AGENCY THAT EMPLOYS A PEACE OFFICER IN THIS STATE SHALL PROMPTLY  REPORT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.