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S 4992: Requires the state police to have a local liaison within the New York state intelligence center who alerts municipalities of certain suspected domestic extremism threats and receives information from local law enforcement regarding domestic extremism.
What S 4992 does, verified January 8, 2026
The state of New York is proposing a law that requires the state police to have a local liaison within the New York State Intelligence Center. This liaison's duties will include alerting municipalities of suspected domestic extremism threats and receiving information from local law enforcement regarding these threats. The law aims to improve coordination and communication between law enforcement agencies and municipalities to prevent and respond to domestic extremism threats. The law will take effect on the 30th day after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4992
- What is the current status of S 4992?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 4992 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 FINANCE".
- Did S 4992 pass?
- Not yet. S 4992 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4992, and where is it now?
- S 4992 was authored by Sen. Peter Harckham. Its committee of record is Senate Finance.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 245 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4992 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the state police to have a local liaison within the New York state intelligence center who alerts municipalities of certain suspected domestic extrem- ism threats 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 214-j 2 to read as follows: 3 § 214-j. Local liaison. Within the state police, there shall be at 4 least one person within the New York state intelligence center desig- 5 nated the local liaison. The local liaison's duties shall include, but 6 not be limited to: 7 1. Alerting municipalities of suspected domestic extremism threats. 8 2. Receiving information from local law enforcement regarding domes- 9 tic extremism threats, including but not limited to, domestic extremism 10 threats made on social media and online locations and activities that 11 facilitate radicalization and promote violent extremism. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 13 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09734-01-5
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