Bill Text: NY S03258 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from collecting certain information.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S03258 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S03258-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3258 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting state and local law enforcement agencies from collecting or maintaining certain information 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 837-t 2 to read as follows: 3 § 837-t. Specific information not to be collected or maintained. No 4 state or local law enforcement agency, may collect or maintain informa- 5 tion about the political, religious or social views, associations or 6 activities of any individual, group, association, organization, corpo- 7 ration, business or partnership unless such information directly relates 8 to an investigation of criminal activities, and there are reasonable 9 grounds to suspect the subject of the information is or may be involved 10 in criminal conduct. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09438-01-9
