Assembly Bill A8994

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires police and peace officers receive a lawful order before assisting with immigration enforcement

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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-A8994 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1.20, add Art 183 §183.10, CP L

2025-A8994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires police and peace officers receive a lawful order before assisting with immigration enforcement; requires federal agents identify themselves at the request of public officers, police officers or peace officers; establishes penalties for federal agents who fail to identify themselves.

2025-A8994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8994
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  prohibiting
   police  officers and peace officers from enforcing federal immigration
   law unless such officer received a lawful order

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 46 to read as follows:
   46. "IMMIGRATION LAW" MEANS ANY CIVIL PROVISION OF THE  FEDERAL  IMMI-
 GRATION  AND  NATIONALITY  ACT AND ANY PROVISION OF LAW THAT PENALIZES A
 PERSON'S PRESENCE IN, ENTRY INTO, OR REENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES.
   § 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new article 183
 to read to as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 183
                   IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS
 SECTION 183.10 IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
 § 183.10 IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
   NO POLICE OFFICER OR  PEACE  OFFICER  SHALL  HONOR  ANY  DIRECTIVE  OR
 REQUEST  CONCERNING THE ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW, UNLESS CONTAINED
 IN A LAWFUL ORDER ISSUED BY AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE, A UNITED STATES MAGIS-
 TRATE JUDGE OR A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE. ANY FEDERAL AGENT  ATTEMPTING  TO
 ENFORCE  IMMIGRATION  LAW  SHALL  CARRY  IDENTIFICATION  WHICH  SHALL BE
 PRODUCED ON DEMAND OF ANY PUBLIC OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE  OFFI-
 CER AND ANY SUCH FEDERAL AGENT THAT FAILS TO PRODUCE SUCH IDENTIFICATION
 SHALL  BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 10.00
 OF THE PENAL LAW AND ANY SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS SHALL BE DEEMED A CLASS B
 MISDEMEANOR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13364-04-5

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