Bill > A05386

This bill requires sheriffs, county or city commissioners of correction, and heads of state, county, and local police departments to report all hate crime instances and investigations to the state division (likely the Division of Criminal Justice Services). These reports must be submitted in a manner and timeframe determined by the division, with the specific goal of providing hate crime data to the federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in compliance with the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). A hate crime is defined under section 485.05 of the penal law, which typically involves criminal offenses motivated by bias against a victim's race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics. The bill mandates that the division will create and implement rules and regulations to govern how law enforcement agencies must report these hate crime incidents. The act is formally named the "Hate Crime Accountability and Transparency Enforcement (HATE) Reporting Act" and is set to take effect on January 1, 2026, giving law enforcement agencies and the state division time to prepare for the new reporting requirements.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5386