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NY A 8943

in committee

Prohibits state and federal law enforcement acting within New York from covering their faces or otherwise concealing their identity, except in certain circumstances

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8943 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8943 is in committee as of 2026-05-18 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-18): PRINT NUMBER 8943A

What is NY A 8943 about?

Prohibits state and federal law enforcement operating within New York from covering their faces or otherwise concealing their identity, except in limited circumstances.

Who sponsors NY A 8943?

Nader Sayegh is the primary sponsor of NY A 8943.

Description

Prohibits state and federal law enforcement operating within New York from covering their faces or otherwise concealing their identity, except in limited circumstances.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-05-18 — PRINT NUMBER 8943A
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Nader Sayeghprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-16

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-05-18

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-05-18

    PRINT NUMBER 8943A

    amendment-passage

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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