Bill Commons

NY S 694

in committee

Relates to prohibiting civilian drone use within 500 ft of a correctional facility

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 694 pass?

Not yet. NY S 694 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

What is NY S 694 about?

Relates to prohibiting civilian drone use within 500 feet of a correctional facility except when in use under the Federal Aviation Administration's authorization.

Who sponsors NY S 694?

Patrick M. Gallivan is the primary sponsor of NY S 694, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to prohibiting civilian drone use within 500 feet of a correctional facility except when in use under the Federal Aviation Administration's authorization.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Patrick M. Gallivanprimary
  • Pamela Helmingcosponsor
  • Thomas F. O'Maracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-21

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-21

    PRINT NUMBER 694A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6222not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2125not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1380not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2660not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4481not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 615

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S694?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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