Assembly Bill A7190

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the attorney general to review incidents where a civilian is killed by a police officer

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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

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2025-A7190 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §63, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6342
2017-2018: A3538
2019-2020: A10575
2021-2022: A1642
2023-2024: A6643

2025-A7190 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the attorney general to review incidents where a civilian is killed by a police officer.

2025-A7190 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7190
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the authority  of  the
   attorney  general  to review incidents where a civilian is killed by a
   police officer
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 63 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 18 to read as follows:
   18. REVIEW ANY INCIDENT INVOLVING THE CONDUCT OF A POLICE  OFFICER  IN
 CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH OFFICER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES, WHER-
 EIN  SUCH  CONDUCT IS ALLEGED TO HAVE CAUSED THE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
 OF A CIVILIAN, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE INCIDENT. UPON SUCH REVIEW,  THE
 ATTORNEY  GENERAL  SHALL  DETERMINE  WHETHER  THE INCIDENT BEING BROUGHT
 FORTH WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE LOCAL  DISTRICT  ATTOR-
 NEY'S OFFICE OR BE PROSECUTED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF A SPECIAL PROSE-
 CUTOR APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08027-01-5

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