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S 8021 NY
Passed One Chamber

Requires the development and implementation of a tattoo policy by law enforcement agencies

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced May 15, 2025

Latest action (Apr 1, 2026) SUBSTITUTED BY A8492C

Summary

Requires the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, the superintendent of the division of state police, and the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision and the person in charge of every state law enforcement agency to adopt and implement a tattoo policy for all members of such law enforcement agency who are designated as police officers, peace officers and applicants for employment in such positions.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (18)

  1. May 15, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
  2. May 27, 2025 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES · upper
  3. May 27, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 8021A · upper
  4. Jun 9, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  5. Jun 9, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1653 · upper
  6. Jun 9, 2025 AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 8021B · upper
  7. Jun 12, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  8. Jun 12, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  9. Jun 12, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  11. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  12. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
  13. Feb 10, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES · upper
  14. Feb 10, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 8021C · upper
  15. Mar 24, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.618 · upper
  16. Mar 25, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  17. Mar 26, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  18. Apr 1, 2026 SUBSTITUTED BY A8492C · upper

Text versions (5)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • S8021 · HTML
  • S8021 · PDF
  • S8021A · PDF
  • S8021B · PDF
  • S8021C · PDF

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