A 8994: Requires police and peace officers receive a lawful order before assisting with immigration enforcement; requires federal agents identify themselves at the request of public officers, police officers or peace officers; establishes penalties for federal agents who fail to identify themselves.
What A 8994 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to restrict police officers and peace officers from enforcing federal immigration law unless they receive a lawful order. The law defines "immigration law" as any civil provision of the federal immigration and nationality act or any provision that penalizes a person's presence in, entry into, or reentry into the United States. No police officer or peace officer can honor a directive or request concerning immigration enforcement unless it is contained in a lawful order issued by an immigration judge, a United States magistrate judge, or a district court judge. Federal agents attempting to enforce immigration law must carry identification that can be produced on demand, and failure to do so is considered a violation. Any subsequent violations are deemed a class B misdemeanor.
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8994
- What is the current status of A 8994?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 8994 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 8994 pass?
- Not yet. A 8994 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8994, and where is it now?
- A 8994 was authored by Asm. Phil Steck. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes. It is filed under CPL, alongside 144 other New York CPL bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Aug. 13, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, August 13, 2025 · 328 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8994 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY August 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to prohibiting police officers and peace officers from enforcing federal immigration law unless such officer received a lawful order The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 46 to read as follows: 3 46. "Immigration law" means any civil provision of the federal Immi- 4 gration and Nationality Act and any provision of law that penalizes a 5 person's presence in, entry into, or reentry into the United States. 6 § 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new article 183 7 to read to as follows: 8 ARTICLE 183 9 IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS 10 Section 183.10 Immigration enforcement requirements. 11 § 183.10 Immigration enforcement requirements. 12 No police officer or peace officer shall honor any directive or 13 request concerning the enforcement of immigration law, unless contained 14 in a lawful order issued by an immigration judge, a United States magis- 15 trate judge or a district court judge. Any federal agent attempting to 16 enforce immigration law shall carry identification which shall be 17 produced on demand of any public officer, police officer or peace offi- 18 cer and any such federal agent that fails to produce such identification 19 shall be guilty of a violation as such term is defined in section 10.00 20 of the penal law and any subsequent violations shall be deemed a class B 21 misdemeanor. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13364-04-5
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