A 7122: Empowers district attorneys to review and release at their discretion, all footage from body worn cameras utilized by law enforcement agencies within the county of such district attorney.
What A 7122 does, verified January 11, 2026
The proposed law aims to give district attorneys the power to review footage from body-worn cameras used by law enforcement agencies within their jurisdiction. The district attorney can decide whether to release the footage at their discretion or upon request from a local, state, or federal investigative agency. This change will take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7122
- What is the current status of A 7122?
- As of January 11, 2026, A 7122 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 local governments".
- Did A 7122 pass?
- Not yet. A 7122 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7122, and where is it now?
- A 7122 was authored by Asm. Edward Gibbs. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government. It is filed under CNT, alongside 26 other New York CNT bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 184 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7122 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the powers and duties of district attorneys The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 700 of the county law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 12 to read as follows: 3 12. Every district attorney shall have the power to review all footage 4 from body worn cameras utilized by law enforcement agencies within the 5 county of such district attorney. A district attorney may release any 6 such footage at the discretion of such district attorney or at the 7 request of a local, state or federal investigative agency. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09023-01-5
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