States / New York / S 9475

S 9475 In Committee

Relates to race-blind charging guidelines for prosecution agencies

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

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.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Mar 16, 2026
Last action
Apr 20, 2026 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES
Session
2025-2026
Momentum
29 · Low