S9005C

The New York State Senate accepted a Finance Committee report on S9005C, the Budget Bill, which amends Chapter 268 of the Laws of 1996. The bill was directed to third reading and the motion to accept the committee report passed on a voice vote.

The New York State Senate passed a sweeping public protections budget bill on a 39-22 party-line vote that significantly restricts state and local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The legislation, Senate Print 9005C (Calendar 1317), prohibits 287(g) agreements and other formal or informal immigration enforcement partnerships between local agencies and ICE, while allowing law enforcement to continue pursuing criminals through judicial warrants. The bill also includes gun safety measures restricting sales of easily convertible pistols and 3D printers capable of manufacturing firearms, auto insurance reforms banning discriminatory rating factors, and workers' compensation fraud protections. Minority Republicans argued the bill handcuffs law enforcement and prevents necessary cooperation to protect public safety, citing specific cases where ICE coordination was essential to apprehend dangerous criminals, including a case involving a 5-year-old sexual abuse victim. Majority Democrats countered that the bill protects constitutional rights and does not ban criminal cooperation, only restricts civil immigration enforcement. They argued ICE has become a rogue agency that terrorizes immigrant communities and that the bill allows law enforcement to pursue criminals while preventing unnecessary deportations of law-abiding immigrants. The bill passed with all 39 Democratic senators voting in favor and all 22 Republican senators voting against it.