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NY A 4735

in committee

Enacts "Cariol's Law"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 4735 pass?

Not yet. NY A 4735 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 A 4735 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 A 4735?

Monique Chandler-Waterman is the primary sponsor of NY A 4735, 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 CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Monique Chandler-Watermanprimary
  • Eddie Gibbscosponsor
  • Stefani Zinermancosponsor
  • Khaleel Andersoncosponsor
  • Noah Burroughscosponsor
  • Chantel Jacksoncosponsor
  • Nikki Lucascosponsor
  • Demond Meekscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-03

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-03

    PRINT NUMBER 4735A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2025-06-09

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  5. 2025-06-09

    PRINT NUMBER 4735B

    amendment-passage

  6. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8520not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 7283not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6023not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 1403

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A4735?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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