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NY S 5815

in committee

Requires certain departmental security staff who interact with the incarcerated population to wear a body camera

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5815 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5815 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

What is NY S 5815 about?

Requires departmental security staff below the rank of captain who interact with the incarcerated population to wear a body camera while acting in the performance of their duties.

Who sponsors NY S 5815?

Luis R. Sepúlveda is the primary sponsor of NY S 5815.

Description

Requires departmental security staff below the rank of captain who interact with the incarcerated population to wear a body camera while acting in the performance of their duties.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Luis R. Sepúlvedaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-03

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6941not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5238not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5815?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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