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A 7271: Provides that the period of immunity from prosecution for a criminal or civil action that a defendant is entitled to by virtue of holding the office of president of the United States shall not apply to the calculation of the time limitation applicable to commencement of such actions.
What A 7271 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Criminal Procedure Law and the Civil Practice Law and Rules to create a new law that ensures no citizen is above the law. This law would exempt the President of the United States from certain statutes of limitations. The law would apply to all criminal actions for which the statute of limitations has not expired before the effective date. In civil court actions, the law would apply to actions commenced on, before, or after the effective date. The law would not affect the time that elapses between the commencement of a period of office and the termination of the period of office.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7271
- What is the current status of A 7271?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7271 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 codes".
- Did A 7271 pass?
- Not yet. A 7271 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7271, and where is it now?
- A 7271 was authored by Asm. Monique Chandler-Waterman. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 21, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 21, 2025 · 343 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7271 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the civil practice law and rules, in relation to enacting the "New York no citizen is above the law act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "New York no citizen is above the law act". 3 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure law is 4 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 5 (c) Any period following the commission of the offense during which 6 the defendant was holding the office of president of the United States. 7 § 3. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new 8 section 207-a to read as follows: 9 § 207-a. Certain defendants. When a defendant is holding the office of 10 president of the United States, whether the cause of action accrued 11 during or prior to the commencement of such period in office, the time 12 that elapses between the commencement of the period of the holding of 13 such office and the termination of the period of the holding of such 14 office is not a part of the time within which the action must be 15 commenced. 16 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that 17 section two of this act shall apply to all criminal actions for which 18 such statute of limitations has not expired before such date and section 19 three of this act shall apply to all civil court actions commenced on, 20 before and after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01801-01-5
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