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NY S 3291

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Prohibits the arrest or restraint of a child less than thirteen years of age while effecting the arrest of the parent or guardian of such child

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 3291 pass?

Not yet. NY S 3291 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 3291 about?

Provides that no police officer shall arrest, restrain, or otherwise subdue a child who is thirteen years of age or less while effecting the arrest of the parent or guardian of such child; provides that all police officers present at the scene of arrest shall have an affirmative duty to keep such child safe, and shall permit the person being arrested to communicate with such child up until such person is removed from the scene.

Who sponsors NY S 3291?

Jeremy Cooney is the primary sponsor of NY S 3291.

Description

Provides that no police officer shall arrest, restrain, or otherwise subdue a child who is thirteen years of age or less while effecting the arrest of the parent or guardian of such child; provides that all police officers present at the scene of arrest shall have an affirmative duty to keep such child safe, and shall permit the person being arrested to communicate with such child up until such person is removed from the scene.

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

  • Jeremy Cooneyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-24

    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: S 8452not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1044not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 3814

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S3291?summary=&detail=

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