STATE OF NEW YORK
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5419
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 16, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting state or
local police from accepting military surplus equipment from the feder-
al government
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-w
2 to read as follows:
3 § 837-w. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the
4 contrary, any law enforcement agency within this state shall be prohib-
5 ited from accepting military surplus equipment from the federal govern-
6 ment. For the purposes of this section, the term "law enforcement agen-
7 cy" shall include any member, officer, chief, or other employee of the
8 division of state police, or of any local or municipal police depart-
9 ment.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06069-01-1
