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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4470: Establishes "DJ's law" requiring training for police officers on discharging a firearm at a moving vehicle

Passed one chamber 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 4470 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes "DJ's law" requiring training for police officers on discharging a firearm at a moving vehicle. Primary sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 27, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Enacts "DJ's law" which requires training for police officers on discharging a firearm at a moving vehicle; requires the municipal police training council to develop and disseminate written policies and procedures regarding such force.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shelley MayerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5

“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. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. REPASSED SENATE
  4. AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4470C
  5. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4470B
  6. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  7. RETURNED TO SENATE
  8. RECOMMITTED TO CODES
  9. SUBSTITUTION RECONSIDERED
  10. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
  11. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.295
  12. SUBSTITUTED FOR A8451A

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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