This bill would establish criteria for the use of automated employment decision tools; provides for enforcement for violations of such criteria.

This bill would require that the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) install surveillance cameras in each community district to identify any person depositing household refuse in a public litter basket.

This bill would require the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to install a camera on each street sweeper, which would photograph and report a parking violation, to the DSNY Commissioner who would report the violation to the Department of Finance (DOF) and NYPD for enforcement.

This bill would require the division of criminal justice services to publish a public, searchable database of police infractions misconduct complaints on its website.

This bill would prohibit law enforcement from obtaining an individual’s electrical or gas consumption data without a court-ordered subpoena, warrant or the individual’s written consent.

This bill would prohibit police agencies from using robots that are weaponized, robots that are non-weaponized but dangerous, or robots used for surveillance.

This bill would ban police use of drones except for search and rescue operations. See our memo of support here.

This bill would prohibit cell-site simulators, which let police track large numbers of phones at protests and other sensitive sites. See our memo of support here.

This bill would prohibit New York’s state and local government agencies from colluding with ICE, disclosing data, and diverting resources to further federal immigration enforcement. This bill is essential to make New York a true sanctuary state. See our memo of support here.

This bill requires police to stop using any DNA database other than New York’s official DNA index. New York City and other localities maintain illegal DNA databases which are ripe for abuse. These databases let police trick New Yorkers, including young children, to expose their DNA, potentially keeping it forever.

This bill would ban police use of DNA phenotyping to predict what the suspect of a crime might look like, including what race they may be. New York must ban this dangerous pseudoscience before it leads to wrongful arrests and convictions. 

This bill would require NYPD to abolish its current Criminal Group Database and prohibit the use of any other surveillance and criminalization tools predicated on association, including gang or crew labels.

This bill would allow municipalities to create disciplinary processes for police officers such that the department or its commissioner do not get final say in the process.