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NY S 5018

in committee

Requires that all police officers and peace officers involved in the execution of a search warrant wear body cameras

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5018 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5018 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 5018 about?

Requires that each police officer and peace officer involved in the execution of a search warrant wear a functioning and unobstructed body camera that shall be active prior to and throughout the execution of the search and during any related action following the execution of the search warrant.

Who sponsors NY S 5018?

Luis R. Sepúlveda is the primary sponsor of NY S 5018, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires that each police officer and peace officer involved in the execution of a search warrant wear a functioning and unobstructed body camera that shall be active prior to and throughout the execution of the search and during any related action following the execution of the search warrant.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Luis R. Sepúlvedaprimary
  • Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-18

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10645not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3806not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4313not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 7202

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5018?summary=&detail=

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