New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S8172 — Prohibits the obscuring of body-worn or stationary cameras in correctional institutions

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Summary

Prohibits employees of the department of corrections and community supervision or a correctional facility from willfully obstructing, blocking or otherwise obscuring a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities within a correctional facility for the purpose of hindering an existing or potential investigation, concealing a crime or criminal activity, or concealing otherwise unlawful behavior.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

  2. RETURNED TO SENATE

  3. DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  4. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

  5. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  6. PASSED SENATE

  7. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1855

  8. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  9. PRINT NUMBER 8172B

  10. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

  11. PRINT NUMBER 8172A

  12. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

  13. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does S8172 do?
Prohibits employees of the department of corrections and community supervision or a correctional facility from willfully obstructing, blocking or otherwise obscuring a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities within a correctional facility for the purpose of hindering an existing or potential investigation, concealing a crime or criminal activity, or concealing otherwise unlawful behavior.
Who sponsors S8172?
S8172 is sponsored by Cordell Cleare.
What is the current status of S8172?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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