| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2025 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S1013
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2025-S1013 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S1013 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1013
SPONSOR: BROUK
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
chemical agents by police officers against minors
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To prohibit the usage of chemical agents by police officers against
minors, including, but not limited to, oleoresin capsicum, pepper spray,
and tear gas.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 of section 840 of the
Executive Law to amend the model law enforcement use of force policy and
every use of force policy established, to prohibit the use of any chemi-
cal agent, including, but not limited to, oleoresin capsicum, pepper
spray, and tear gas against any minor under the age of eighteen.
2025-S1013 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1013
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. BROUK, BRISPORT, COMRIE, COONEY, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-
SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS,
RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
chemical agents by police officers against minors
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 of section 840 of the execu-
tive law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 5 to read as follows:
(5) THE MODEL LAW ENFORCEMENT USE OF FORCE POLICY AND EVERY USE OF
FORCE POLICY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS PARA-
GRAPH SHALL PROHIBIT THE USE OF ANY CHEMICAL AGENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, OLEORESIN CAPSICUM, PEPPER SPRAY AND TEAR GAS AGAINST ANY
MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02174-01-5
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