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NY A 8492

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Requires the development and implementation of a tattoo policy by law enforcement agencies

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did NY A 8492 pass?

Not yet law. NY A 8492 has passed both chambers but has not been enacted. Latest recorded action (2026-04-01): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

What is NY A 8492 about?

Requires the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, the superintendent of the division of state police, and the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision and the person in charge of every state law enforcement agency to adopt and implement a tattoo policy for all members of such law enforcement agency who are designated as police officers, peace officers and applicants for employment in such positions.

Who sponsors NY A 8492?

David Weprin is the primary sponsor of NY A 8492, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, the superintendent of the division of state police, and the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision and the person in charge of every state law enforcement agency to adopt and implement a tattoo policy for all members of such law enforcement agency who are designated as police officers, peace officers and applicants for employment in such positions.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-01 — RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • David Weprinprimary
  • Phil Steckcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-01

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  2. 2026-04-01

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  3. 2026-04-01

    3RD READING CAL.618

  4. 2026-04-01

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S8021C

  5. 2026-02-09

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-09

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. 2026-02-09

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  8. 2026-02-05

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.248

  9. 2026-02-04

    REPORTED

  10. 2026-01-30

    PRINT NUMBER 8492C

    amendment-passage

  11. 2026-01-30

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  12. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-06-09

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-06-06

    PRINT NUMBER 8492B

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-06-06

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  16. 2025-05-23

    PRINT NUMBER 8492A

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-23

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  18. 2025-05-20

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Assembly Vote

    2026-02-09 · pass · 138-2

    Member-level votes (150)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: yes
    • Lemondes: yes
    • Pheffer Amato: yes
    • Slater: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Levenberg: yes
    • Pirozzolo: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Angelino: yes
    • Cashman: yes
    • Gallahan: yes
    • Lucas: excused
    • Powers: yes
    • Smullen: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Chandler-Waterm: excused
    • Gandolfo: yes
    • Lunsford: yes
    • Pretlow: yes
    • Solages: yes
    • Barclay: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Gibbs: yes
    • Lupardo: yes
    • Ra: yes
    • Steck: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Chludzinski: yes
    • Giglio: yes
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Raga: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Beephan: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Maher: excused
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Colton: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Manktelow: excused
    • Ramos: excused
    • Tague: yes
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gray: yes
    • McDonald: yes
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tannousis: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Cook: excused
    • Griffin: yes
    • McDonough: excused
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: excused
    • Cruz: yes
    • Hawley: yes
    • McMahon: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Blankenbush: excused
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Hevesi: yes
    • Meeks: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Blumencranz: yes
    • Dais: yes
    • Hooks: yes
    • Mikulin: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Valdez: excused
    • Bologna: yes
    • Davila: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Rozic: yes
    • Vanel: yes
    • Bores: yes
    • De Los Santos: yes
    • Hyndman: yes
    • Mitaynes: yes
    • Santabarbara: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Brabenec: yes
    • DeStefano: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Molitor: yes
    • Sayegh: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Braunstein: yes
    • Dilan: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Schiavoni: yes
    • Weprin: yes
    • Bronson: yes
    • Dinowitz: yes
    • Jensen: yes
    • Morinello: yes
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: yes
    • Brook-Krasny: yes
    • DiPietro: no
    • Kassay: yes
    • Norber: yes
    • Sempolinski: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Brown EA: yes
    • Durso: yes
    • Kay: yes
    • Novakhov: yes
    • Septimo: yes
    • Woerner: yes
    • Brown K: yes
    • Eachus: yes
    • Kelles: yes
    • O'Pharrow: yes
    • Shimsky: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burdick: yes
    • Eichenstein: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Shrestha: yes
    • Yeger: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Fall: yes
    • Lasher: yes
    • Palmesano: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: no
    • Lavine: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Buttenschon: yes
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes

  • Floor Vote - Version: C

    2026-04-01 · pass · 59-1

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Erik Bottcher: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Jeremy Zellner: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: no
    • Samra Brouk: excused
    • Sam Sutton: excused
    • Lea Webb: excused

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