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Senate Bill S7182

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the involuntary use of sedatives during an arrest

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2025-S7182 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §840, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5064

2025-S7182 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the administering or directing the administration of a sedative during the arrest of an individual without the consent of such individual.

2025-S7182 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7182 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7182
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 invol-
   untary use of sedatives during an arrest
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Clause (viii) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph (d) of subdi-
 vision 4 of section 840 of the executive law, as added by section  1  of
 part  ZZ  of  chapter  55  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (viii) prohibited uses of force, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  ADMIN-
 ISTERING OR DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF A SEDATIVE DURING THE ARREST
 OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11519-01-5

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