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NY S 5199

in committee

Establishes the "New York municipal asset forfeiture accountability act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 5199 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5199 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 5199 about?

Establishes the "New York municipal asset forfeiture accountability act" which requires that all funds lawfully seized by a county sheriff or other municipal police agency shall go to such municipalities' general fund.

Who sponsors NY S 5199?

James Sanders Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 5199.

Description

Establishes the "New York municipal asset forfeiture accountability act" which requires that all funds lawfully seized by a county sheriff or other municipal police agency shall go to such municipalities' general fund.

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

Sponsors

  • James Sanders Jr.primary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8135not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 7815

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