Int 0277-2022

Prohibiting the police department from deploying the strategic response group to a nonviolent gathering of individuals exercising the right of freedom of speech or peaceably to assemble.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2022-04-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2022-04-28Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would prohibit the New York City Police Department from using the Strategic Response Group to respond to a nonviolent protest, nonviolent demonstration, or any other nonviolent gathering of individuals exercising the right of freedom of speech or peaceably to assemble.

Committee on Public Safety — Police Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

How it compares

12% of similar bills passed

6 passed · 44 died

This bill: 612 days in committee

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Sponsors (25)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council

2022-04-28 · City Council

ActionReferred to Comm by Council

2022-04-28 · City Council

ClosedFiled (End of Session)

2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2022-04-28 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-193 to read as follows: � 14-193 Prohibition against deployment of strategic response group to nonviolent gathering to exercise certain first amendment rights. The department shall not deploy an officer in the strategic response group to a nonviolent gathering of individuals exercising the right of freedom of speech or peaceably to assemble, including during any nonviolent protest or nonviolent demonstration. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. JB LS #7191 3/25/22 1 1