New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 942: Makes life imprisonment without parole mandatory for defendants convicted of murder in the first degree or second degree and the victim is a police officer, peace officer, first responder or correctional officer

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO CODES

Plain-language summary

S 942 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Makes life imprisonment without parole mandatory for defendants convicted of murder in the first degree or second degree and the victim is a police officer, peace officer, first responder or correctional officer. Primary sponsor: Patrick Gallivan (Republican/Conservative). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Patrick Gallivan (Republican/Conservative). 12 co-sponsors.