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S 1013: Prohibits the use of chemical agents by police officers against minors under the age of eighteen.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 10, 2026

What S 1013 does, verified January 10, 2026

The proposed law aims to prohibit the use of chemical agents by police officers against minors. The law enforcement use of force policy will be amended to specifically exclude the use of chemical agents, including oleoresin capsicum, pepper spray, and tear gas, against minors under the age of 18. The new policy will take effect immediately, effectively banning the use of these agents against minors in any circumstance.

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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Jabari BrisportLeroy ComrieJeremy CooneyPeter HarckhamBrad Hoylman-SigalRobert JacksonLiz KruegerJohn LiuRachel MayShelley MayerZellnor MyrieKevin Parker
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Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO CODES
Jan. 08, 2025REFERRED TO CODES
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 217 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1013 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BROUK, BRISPORT, COMRIE, COONEY, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN- SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the use of chemical agents by police officers against minors The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 of section 840 of the execu- 2 tive law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 5 to read as follows: 3 (5) The model law enforcement use of force policy and every use of 4 force policy established pursuant to subparagraph three of this para- 5 graph shall prohibit the use of any chemical agent, including, but not 6 limited to, oleoresin capsicum, pepper spray and tear gas against any 7 minor under the age of eighteen in any circumstance. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02174-01-5 
Text of S 1013 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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