Senate BillPassed first house
S 8172: 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 S 8172 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prevent the obstruction of body-worn or stationary cameras in correctional institutions. No employee of the department or a local correctional facility can willfully obstruct or obscure these cameras to hinder an investigation, conceal a crime, or other unlawful behavior. Violating this provision results in a misdemeanor charge. The law will take effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8172
- What is the current status of S 8172?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 8172 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION".
- Did S 8172 pass?
- Not yet. S 8172 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 8172, and where is it now?
- S 8172 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Crime Victims, Crime & Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | died in assembly |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | referred to correction |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 19, 2025 · 200 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8172 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and 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 willfully obstruct, block or 5 otherwise obscure a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activ- 6 ities within a correctional facility. A person who violates the 7 provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 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. LBD11737-04-5
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