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Luis R. Sepúlveda

Sponsor · State Senator, District 32 · Democratic

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Senate bill · S5084 (2025-26)

Relates to establishing a process for neutral arbitrators to review certain disciplinary decisions and penalties imposed on members of the New York city police…

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Relates to establishing a process for neutral arbitrators to review certain disciplinary decisions and penalties imposed on members of the New York city police department

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Latest action May 7, 2026

Summary

Establishes a process for neutral arbitrators to review certain disciplinary decisions and penalties imposed on members of the New York city police department.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A10661, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Cities · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Cities 1 · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To establish an arbitration panel to review police disciplinary cases when the New York City police commissioner wishes to impose a lesser penalty than that recommended by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Cities 1

    Senate Cities 1May 7, 2026Result: passed

    (6) (1) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Cities 1

    Senate Cities 1Apr 29, 2025Result: passed

    (5) (2) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Luis R. Sepúlveda says this is needed

Currently, complaints against members of the city police department are reviewed by the Civilian Complaint Review Board, which makes recommenda- tions for the discipline of officers who have been found to have engaged in misconduct after a complaint by a member of the public. The police commissioner may adopt, exceed, reduce or disregard the board's recom- mended disciplinary sanctions. This bill would refer any case in which the police commissioner wished to reduce or disregard the recommenda- tions for disciplinary sanctions to a neutral arbitrator from a panel of five appointed by the public advocate. The purpose of the bill is to mitigate the internal conflict presented when the police commissioner evaluates the work of officers in the department. The arbitrators would not hear any cases in which the police commissioner adopted the board's recommendations or exceeded the recommended disciplinary sanctions.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. May 7, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  2. Mar 20, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CITIES

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CITIES 1

    NY Senate

  4. Apr 29, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  5. Feb 18, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CITIES 1

    NY Senate

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