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NY A05257

NY A05257
Establishes the "Defund Municipalities that Defund the Police Act" which provides for a withholding of a certain amount of state funding for a defunding municipality.


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Introduced
02/12/2025
In Committee
02/12/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025-2026 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the defund municipalities that defund the police act

AI Summary

This bill establishes the "Defund Municipalities that Defund the Police Act," which creates a mechanism to financially penalize local governments (counties, cities, towns, and villages) that significantly reduce their police department budgets. A municipality would be considered a "defunding municipality" if it either completely abolishes its police department without plans to recreate it or reduces its police budget substantially without reallocating those funds to alternative community-policing programs, and the reduction is not due to significant revenue decreases. Under this legislation, the director of the division of budget would be authorized to withhold an amount of state funding equivalent to the percentage by which the municipality has reduced its police department budget. The withholding of funds would be discontinued if the municipality can demonstrate it no longer qualifies as a "defunding municipality." The bill aims to discourage local governments from significantly cutting police funding by creating a direct financial consequence for such actions, with the stated goal of maintaining law enforcement resources at the local level.

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Sponsors (1)

Last Action

referred to local governments (on 02/12/2025)

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