Bill Text: NY A02261 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the governor from preventing or inhibiting state agency cooperation with the federal government for the purposes of immigration enforcement; prohibits state agencies from preventing or inhibiting collaboration with federal agencies for the purposes of federal immigration enforcement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 18-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-16 - referred to governmental operations [A02261 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A02261-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2261

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 16, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. GANDOLFO, SLATER, E. BROWN, BRABENEC, McDONOUGH,
          REILLY, ANGELINO, BEEPHAN, RA, JENSEN,  LEMONDES,  MANKTELOW,  FITZPA-
          TRICK,  DURSO,  MIKULIN, TAGUE, BLUMENCRANZ, GALLAHAN -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the gover-
          nor from preventing or inhibiting state agency  cooperation  with  the
          federal government for the purposes of immigration enforcement

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 13  to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  13.  State  and  federal  government agency cooperation. 1. For the
     4  purposes of this section the term "state  agency"  shall  mean  (a)  all
     5  agencies  and departments over which the governor has executive authori-
     6  ty; and (b) all public benefit corporations, public authorities, boards,
     7  and commissions, for which the governor appoints the  chair,  the  chief
     8  executive, or the majority of board members.
     9    2. The governor shall not, through executive order or any other execu-
    10  tive  power,  prevent  or  inhibit  state  agencies and their employees,
    11  including law enforcement officers, from working with  federal  agencies
    12  for  the  purposes  of  federal  immigration  enforcement, nor shall the
    13  governor prohibit information gathering or  other  forms  of  assistance
    14  that aids in such enforcement.
    15    § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 30-a to read
    16  as follows:
    17    §  30-a. Executive department limitations. 1. For the purposes of this
    18  section the term "state agency" shall mean (a) all agencies and  depart-
    19  ments  over  which  the  governor  has  executive authority; and (b) all
    20  public benefit corporations, public  authorities,  boards,  and  commis-
    21  sions,  for  which the governor appoints the chair, the chief executive,
    22  or the majority of board members.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    2. No state agency or its employees, including law  enforcement  offi-
     2  cers,  shall  prevent or inhibit any collaboration with federal agencies
     3  for the purposes of federal immigration enforcement.
     4    §  3.  Section  29-a  of  the executive law is amended by adding a new
     5  subdivision 5 to read as follows:
     6    5. No suspension shall include preventing or inhibiting state agencies
     7  and their employees, including law enforcement  officers,  from  working
     8  with  federal  agencies for the purposes of federal immigration enforce-
     9  ment. For the purposes of this subdivision the term "state agency" shall
    10  mean (a) all agencies and departments over which the governor has execu-
    11  tive authority; and (b) all public benefit corporations, public authori-
    12  ties, boards, and commissions,  for  which  the  governor  appoints  the
    13  chair, the chief executive, or the majority of board members.
    14    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.