Senate Bill S5746

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to officer-involved deaths and near deaths

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2015-S5746 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7810
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§842-a & 839-a, amd §216, Exec L; amd §700, County L; amd §190.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4025, A4449
2019-2020: S2215
2021-2022: S3392
2023-2024: S1589

2015-S5746 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a board to review officer-involved deaths and near deaths.

2015-S5746 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5746 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5746

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  HASSELL-THOMPSON,  MONTGOMERY  --  read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Finance

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, the county law and the criminal
  procedure law, in relation to officer-involved deaths and near deaths

  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 842-a
to read as follows:
  S 842-A. BOARD FOR REVIEW OF OFFICER-INVOLVED DEATHS AND NEAR  DEATHS.
1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY CREATED A TEN MEMBER BOARD FOR THE REVIEW OF OFFI-
CER-INVOLVED DEATHS AND NEAR DEATHS. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH BOARD SHALL  BE
TO  INVESTIGATE  AND  REVIEW  THE DEATH OR NEAR DEATH OF ANY PERSON THAT
RESULTED FROM OR POTENTIALLY RESULTED FROM INJURIES THAT OCCURRED OR MAY
HAVE OCCURRED DURING ANY ENCOUNTER  WITH  A  POLICE  OR  PEACE  OFFICER,
POLICE  DEPARTMENT OR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN THIS STATE. THE MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AS FOLLOWS:
  (A) A FORMER SHERIFF, CHIEF OF POLICE, CHIEF  DEPUTY  SHERIFF,  DEPUTY
CHIEF OF POLICE, OR STATE TROOPER.
  (B)  A  FORMER  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY,  FORMER  UNITED STATES ATTORNEY OR
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR A FORMER ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, FORMER
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL OR FORMER ASSISTANT  UNITED  STATES  ATTORNEY
WHO SERVED IN AN SUCH CAPACITY FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS.
  (C)  A PHYSICIAN WHO IS A PRESENT OR FORMER CORONER OR MEDICAL EXAMIN-
ER.
  (D) A PROFESSOR OR RESEARCHER AFFILIATED WITH AN ACCREDITED  NEW  YORK
UNIVERSITY  OR COLLEGE WHO HAS EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL LAW OR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION.
  (E) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE  TEMPO-
RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11304-01-5
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.