S 6773 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to tampering with physical evidence and obstructing governmental administration

Summary

Includes a police or peace officer turning off their body camera or deleting a body camera recording in the crime of tampering with physical evidence and obstructing governmental administration.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

S6773 → S6773A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a new crime called 'obstructing governmental administration in the second degree' that specifically criminalizes police officers turning off body cameras when department policy requires them to be recording. The original version only addressed tampering with physical evidence, but this amendment expands the scope to include obstruction of governmental functions through body camera tampering.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from solely addressing tampering with physical evidence to also including obstruction of governmental administration, creating a new misdemeanor offense for police officers who disable body cameras in violation of department policy.

SCOPE

Added a new crime of obstructing governmental administration in the second degree that specifically targets police officers who turn off body cameras or audio when department policy requires recording.

ENFORCEMENT

Established that obstructing governmental administration is a class A misdemeanor, creating a new enforcement mechanism for body camera violations.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original text that defined tampering with physical evidence as a class E felony when police officers turned off body cameras, as this is now covered under the new obstruction charge.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the bill's sponsors from six senators to five senators, with one sponsor (HOYLMAN-SIGAL) removed from the introduction list.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6773A

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

upper

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors