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NY S 1403

in committee

Enacts "Cariol's Law"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 1403 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1403 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 1403 about?

Enacts "Cariol's Law"; provides for a duty to intervene when a police officer or peace officer observes another police officer or peace officer using physical force that such officer reasonably believes to be clearly excessive or beyond that which is objectively reasonable under the circumstances.

Who sponsors NY S 1403?

James Sanders Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 1403, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Enacts "Cariol's Law"; provides for a duty to intervene when a police officer or peace officer observes another police officer or peace officer using physical force that such officer reasonably believes to be clearly excessive or beyond that which is objectively reasonable under the circumstances.

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

  • James Sanders Jr.primary
  • April Baskincosponsor
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor
  • Patricia Fahycosponsor
  • Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Zellnor Myriecosponsor
  • Luis R. Sepúlvedacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-09

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-02

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-06-02

    PRINT NUMBER 1403A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8520not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1619not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1889not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 4735

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S1403?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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