New York City Council Committee on Public Safety Meeting Minutes - November 19, 2025
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The Committee on Public Safety met to discuss several local laws related to police department reporting and access to information, including criminal complaints, arrests, FOIL compliance, body-worn camera footage, and encrypted police radio access. All items were heard and laid over by the committee without final votes.
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- Held hearings on four local laws (Int 1237-2025, Int 1402-2025, Int 1451-2025, Int 1460-2025) concerning police department reporting and transparency.
- Laid over all four local laws for further consideration without immediate approval or rejection.
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Committee on Public Safety
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- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to report on all criminal complaints and arrests
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on police department compliance with freedom of information law requests
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to access to encrypted police radio
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the New York city police department to provide the civilian complaint review board with direct access to officer body-warn camera footage and to establish related procedures
- Roll Call
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to report on all criminal complaints and arrests
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on police department compliance with freedom of information law requests
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the New York city police department to provide the civilian complaint review board with direct access to officer body-warn camera footage and to establish related procedures
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to access to encrypted police radio
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