A 1264 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Allows the implementation of body cameras on police officers notwithstanding binding arbitration

This bill allows police departments to implement body cameras without being required to provide additional pay through existing labor agreements. It specifically invalidates any collective bargaining agreement or arbitration award that would mandate pay increases for officers wearing body cameras or for the additional duties they entail. The law prevents binding arbitration from being used to enforce such pay adjustments, giving departments flexibility to adopt body cameras without triggering new compensation obligations. The bill directly affects police departments, unions, and officers whose contracts might have previously included arbitration-based pay provisions for body camera duties.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 9, 2025
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