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A07743 Summary:

BILL NO	A07743
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Ramos
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add S837-s, Exec L
Requires law enforcement agents and peace officers to record information in their memo books pertaining to the race of persons with whom they have meaningful interactions.

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A07743 Actions:

BILL NO	A07743
05/26/2015	referred to governmental operations
01/06/2016	referred to governmental operations

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A07743 Committee Votes:

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A07743 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7743
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 26, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring law enforce-
          ment agents and peace officers to record certain information to  their
          memo books
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  837-s
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  837-s.  Records in memo books. Every law enforcement agent or peace
     4  officer shall make a record in his or her memo book of the race of every
     5  person the agent or officer has a meaningful interaction with during the
     6  course of performing his or her official duties. For the purpose of this
     7  section, "meaningful interaction" shall include, but not be  limited  to
     8  conversations  entered  into  pursuant  to  traffic stops.   "Meaningful
     9  interaction" shall not include casual conversations the agent or officer
    10  engages in which are not germane to or in furtherance of performing  his
    11  or her investigatory duties as a law enforcement agent or peace officer.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11245-01-5

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