Assembly BillIntroduced
A 8249: Prohibits employees of the department of corrections and community supervision or a correctional facility from willfully obstructing, blocking or otherwise obscuring a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities within a correctional facility for the purpose of hindering an existing or potential investigation, concealing a crime or criminal activity, or concealing otherwise unlawful behavior.
What A 8249 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed law aims to prevent employees in correctional institutions from obstructing the view of body-worn or stationary cameras. This action is intended to hinder investigations, conceal crimes or criminal activities, or cover up unlawful behavior. Employees found to violate these provisions will be guilty of a misdemeanor. The law will take effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to correction (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8249
- What is the current status of A 8249?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 8249 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 correction".
- Did A 8249 pass?
- Not yet. A 8249 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8249, and where is it now?
- A 8249 was authored by Asm. Erik Dilan. Its committee of record is Assembly Correction.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to correction |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | print number 8249c |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | amend and recommit to correction |
| May. 29, 2025 | print number 8249b |
| May. 29, 2025 | amend and recommit to correction |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 190 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8249 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting the obscuring of body-worn or stationary cameras in correctional insti- tutions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 127 2 to read as follows: 3 § 127. Obscuring body-worn or stationary cameras. No employee of the 4 department or a correctional facility shall obstruct, block or otherwise 5 obscure a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities with- 6 in a correctional facility. A person who violates the provisions of this 7 section shall be guilty of a felony. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11737-01-5
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