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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 175: Establishes the crime of aggravated offering of a false accusation against a police officer

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 175 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the crime of aggravated offering of a false accusation against a police officer. Primary sponsor: Patrick Gallivan (Republican/Conservative). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes the crime of aggravated offering of a false accusation against a police officer or peace officer for knowing the information reported to be false or baseless, such person reports, by word or action, to a law enforcement officer or agency, the wrongdoing by a police officer or peace officer in the performance of such officer's duties; requires the posting of bail.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 11 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick GallivanPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Joe GriffoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate53
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Andrew LanzaCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/ReformSenate24
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Tom O'MaraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Rob OrttCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate62
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Dan StecCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate45
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CODES
  2. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source