New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S9475 — Relates to race-blind charging guidelines for prosecution agencies

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 March 16, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Requires the department of criminal justice services to develop, issue, and publish "race-blind charging" guidelines for a process whereby all prosecution agencies that prosecute criminal violations of the law as felonies or misdemeanors, shall implement a process by which an initial review of a case for potential charging is performed based on information, including police reports and criminal histories from the department of justice, from which direct means of identifying the race of the suspect, victim, or witness have been removed.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES

  2. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S9475 do?
Requires the department of criminal justice services to develop, issue, and publish "race-blind charging" guidelines for a process whereby all prosecution agencies that prosecute criminal violations of the law as felonies or misdemeanors, shall implement a process by which an initial review of a case for potential charging is performed based on information, including police reports and criminal histories from the department of justice, from which direct means of identifying the race of the suspect, victim, or witness have been removed.
Who sponsors S9475?
S9475 is sponsored by Jamaal Bailey.
What is the current status of S9475?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced March 16, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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