Local law · Int 1176-2025
Regulating the police department’s response to first amendment events
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to regulating the police department’s response to first amendment events
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New York City Council
Summary
This bill would regulate the Police Department’s response to public gathering at which individuals are expressing rights protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 8 of the New York State Constitution. Specifically, the bill would prohibit the deployment the Police Department’s Strategic Response Group to such events, and generally prohibit the Strategic Response Group from being used for crowd control purposes. Additionally, the bill would prohibited the Police Department from using certain police tactics when responding to first amendment events, or for the purpose of conducting crowd control. Finally, the bill would require the Police Department to publish a quarterly report on officer deployment in response to first amendment events.
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Introduced in conjunction with the Brooklyn Borough President.
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Where it stands
The session ended before it was voted on. It was not defeated; it simply ran out of time, which is what happens to most legislation. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Committee on Public Safety
Cosponsors
Althea V. Stevens, Crystal Hudson and 21 others
Cosponsors in the order the New York City Council lists them.
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- Althea V. Stevens
- Crystal Hudson
- Tiffany L. Cabán
- Carmen N. De La Rosa
- Shaun Abreu
- Shahana K. Hanif
- Christopher Marte
- Alexa Avilés
- Sandy Nurse
- Rita C. Joseph
- Farah N. Louis
- Yusef Salaam
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Full history
- Dec 31, 2025
Filed
This Introduction was Filed (End of Session)
NYC Council
- Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
This Introduction was Introduced by Council
NYC Council
- Jan 23, 2025
Referred to committee
This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Public Safety
NYC Council