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A 8194: Prohibits law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense.
What A 8194 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to protect the immigration status of victims and witnesses in criminal cases. Law enforcement officers and peace officers are prohibited from inquiring about the immigration status of victims or witnesses unless it is necessary to investigate the offense. This protection applies to both state and local police officers and any person designated as a peace officer. The law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8194
- What is the current status of A 8194?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 8194 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 8194 pass?
- Not yet. A 8194 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8194, and where is it now?
- A 8194 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| May. 05, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 225 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8194 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immi- gration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense 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-y 2 to read as follows: 3 § 837-y. Prohibitions on law enforcement officers and peace officers. 4 1. A law enforcement officer or a peace officer may not inquire as to 5 the immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense 6 except as necessary to investigate the offense. 7 2. For the purposes of this section "law enforcement officer" means a 8 state or local police officer and "peace officer" means any person 9 designated as a peace officer pursuant to section 2.10 of the criminal 10 procedure law. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10495-01-5
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