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S 6075: Relates to establishing a duty to report an unauthorized use of force by a police officer; provides that failure to report is a class B misdemeanor.
What S 6075 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to establish a duty for police officers to report instances of unauthorized use of force by their colleagues. Police officers are required to intervene and report if they witness another officer using excessive force. They must notify their police agency immediately, which will then investigate the report. Failure to report in violation of this duty will result in a class B misdemeanor charge. The bill takes effect immediately, requiring police officers to adhere to this new reporting requirement.
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 S 6075
- What is the current status of S 6075?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 6075 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 S 6075 pass?
- Not yet. S 6075 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6075, and where is it now?
- S 6075 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 272 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6075 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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 establishing a duty to report an unauthorized use of force by a police officer 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. Duty to report unauthorized use of force. 1. For the purposes 4 of this section: 5 (a) "police officer" means a person designated as such in subdivision 6 thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law; and 7 (b) "use of force" means any action defined in subdivision one of 8 section eight hundred thirty-seven-t of this article. 9 2. Every police officer shall be required to intervene and report when 10 such officer witnesses the unauthorized use of force by another police 11 officer. Whenever such officer is required to report under this section, 12 they shall immediately notify their police agency. Such agency shall 13 then investigate such report. 14 3. Any police officer who fails to intervene and report in violation 15 of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10626-01-5
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