Senate Bill S9774

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   9774
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 6, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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  838-c
 to read as follows:
   § 838-C. 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
 TO THE COMPTROLLER ALL PAYMENTS MADE FOR LEGAL SETTLEMENTS  RELATING  TO
 LAW  ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL INFORMATION
 REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND
 DETAILS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY ALLEGATIONS OR  MISCONDUCT  INVOLVED  IN
 EACH  CASE, AND SHALL PROVIDE EACH PLAINTIFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO ELECT TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 S. 9774                             2

 USE A PSEUDONYM. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,
 FAILURE TO REPORT ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION  BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL RESULT IN A LOSS OF
 BOTH ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE FUNDING AND ACCREDITATION BY THE DIVISION FOR
 SUCH AGENCY. SUCH ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING AND ACCREDITATION BY THE DIVI-
 SION SHALL BE RESTORED ONCE SUCH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IS IN COMPLIANCE
 WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   3.  THE  COMPTROLLER,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES, SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE THE REPORT-
 ING OF DATA FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT  DEPARTMENTS  SUFFICIENT  TO  MAKE  THE
 REPORTS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   4.  THE  COMPTROLLER  TOGETHER  WITH  THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 SERVICES, SHALL IDENTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS THAT FAIL TO REPORT
 THE REQUIRED INFORMATION. THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES
 SHALL,  AS PART OF ANY  PROCESS TO ACCREDIT POLICE AGENCIES, REQUIRE ALL
 SUCH AGENCIES TO REPORT ANY SETTLEMENTS AS DESCRIBED UNDER THIS SECTION.
   § 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 14-198.1 to read as follows:
   § 14-198.1 SETTLEMENT  REPORTING. 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  DETAILS  AND
 DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY ALLEGATIONS OR MISCONDUCT INVOLVED IN EACH CASE, 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.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY, FAILURE TO REPORT ALL INFORMATION
 REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCY TO THE COMPTROLLER SHALL RESULT IN A LOSS OF BOTH ELIGIBILITY FOR
 CITY FUNDING AND ACCREDITATION FOR SUCH  AGENCY.  SUCH  ELIGIBILITY  FOR
 FUNDING  AND  ACCREDITATION  SHALL BE RESTORED ONCE SUCH LAW ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.