Bill Text: NY A03727 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits members of law enforcement from using tear gas at any time.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A03727 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03727-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3727

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 7, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting members of
          law enforcement from using tear gas

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-g
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 170-g. Prohibition of the use of tear gas by law enforcement.  Indi-
     4  viduals employed by the state or a local municipality acting as a police
     5  officer, peace officer or correction officer shall  be  prohibited  from
     6  using tear gas or any alternate form of tear gas at any time.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07738-01-3