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NY S 5741

in committee

Relates to justification for the use of deadly physical force by a police or peace officer

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5741 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5741 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 5741 about?

Limits the circumstances which justify the use of deadly force by a police officer or peace officer to instances when the person committed a felony that threatened or resulted in death or serious bodily injury and the officer reasonably believes that the person will cause death or serious bodily injury to another person unless immediately apprehended.

Who sponsors NY S 5741?

Kevin S. Parker is the primary sponsor of NY S 5741.

Description

Limits the circumstances which justify the use of deadly force by a police officer or peace officer to instances when the person committed a felony that threatened or resulted in death or serious bodily injury and the officer reasonably believes that the person will cause death or serious bodily injury to another person unless immediately apprehended.

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

  • Kevin S. Parkerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-28

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10651not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1551not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 739not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 7193

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5741?summary=&detail=

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