New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York S 9475
Relates to race-blind charging guidelines for prosecution agencies
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jamaal Bailey (Democratic/Working Families)
Cosponsors (1)
- Toby Ann Stavisky (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
Requires the department of criminal justice services to develop, issue, and publish "race-blind charging" guidelines for a process whereby all prosecution agencies that prosecute criminal violations of the law as felonies or misdemeanors, shall implement a process by which an initial review of a case for potential charging is performed based on information, including police reports and criminal histories from the department of justice, from which direct means of identifying the race of the suspect, victim, or witness have been removed.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 17, 2026, 8:12 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 Senate | Investigations And Government Operations Vote | pass | Set your home in New York to see |
Actions
- Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS