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A 5117: Requires every department, bureau, board, commission, authority, or any other agency or instrumentality of the state, when relying on statistics in planning, policy enforcement and reporting, to base such planning, policy enforcement and reporting on the worst-case scenario.
What A 5117 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to require state agencies to base their planning, policy enforcement, and reporting on the worst-case scenario. This means that plans should be created with the highest degree of safety, policies should be enforced to reduce the likelihood of a worst-case scenario, and reports should show the worst-case scenario statistics and findings if the data is not absolute. The bill applies to all state departments, bureaus, boards, commissions, authorities, and agencies. It takes effect 80 days after the bill becomes a law, and allows for the immediate implementation of necessary rules and regulations.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5117
- What is the current status of A 5117?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5117 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 5117 pass?
- Not yet. A 5117 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5117, and where is it now?
- A 5117 was authored by Asm. Keith Brown with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 329 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5117 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring certain entities when relying on statistics in planning, policy enforcement and reporting be based on the worst-case scenario 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 170-i 2 to read as follows: 3 § 170-i. Worst-case scenario planning, policy enforcement and report- 4 ing. Every department, bureau, board, commission, authority, or any 5 other agency or instrumentality of the state shall, when relying on 6 statistics in planning, policy enforcement and reporting, base such 7 planning, policy enforcement and reporting on the worst-case scenario. 8 For the purpose of this section, the term "base such planning, policy 9 enforcement and reporting on the worst-case scenario" shall mean: 10 1. plans are created with the highest degree of safety such that any 11 plan will remain viable if the worst-case scenario occurs. 12 2. policies are enforced to reduce the likelihood of a worst-case 13 scenario while assuming that the worst-case scenario is occurring. 14 3. reports show the worst-case scenario statistics and findings if the 15 statistics and findings are not absolute. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 17 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 18 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 19 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 20 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08050-01-5
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