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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8172: Prohibits the obscuring of body-worn or stationary cameras in correctional institutions

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 8172 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the obscuring of body-worn or stationary cameras in correctional institutions. Primary sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION.

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.

Prohibits employees of the department of corrections and community supervision or a correctional facility from willfully obstructing, blocking or otherwise obscuring a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities within a correctional facility for the purpose of hindering an existing or potential investigation, concealing a crime or criminal activity, or concealing otherwise unlawful behavior.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cordell ClearePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“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 CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
  2. RETURNED TO SENATE
  3. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  4. REFERRED TO CORRECTION
  5. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  6. PASSED SENATE
  7. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1855
  8. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  9. PRINT NUMBER 8172B
  10. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
  11. PRINT NUMBER 8172A
  12. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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