NYC Council Introduction 1451

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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.
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Introduced: November 12, 2025

The bill would require the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to provide the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) with direct access to all footage recorded by officer body-worn cameras. This access would provide designated CCRB employees connectivity to network servers hosting digital files of body-worn camera footage, and permit such employees to search, view, and use files for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting allegations of police misconduct.

Approved by Committee December 18, 2025

Committee on Public Safety Votes 8:0:1
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Robert F. Holden (Negative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)

Approved by Council December 18, 2025

Votes 34:5:9
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Negative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Absent)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Abstain)
Harvey D. Epstein (Affirmative)
Amanda C. Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Negative)
Oswald J. Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Negative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Absent)
Robert F. Holden (Negative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Abstain)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Negative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Negative)
Julie Menin (Abstain)
Frank Morano (Negative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Negative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Abstain)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Abstain)
Inna Vernikov (Negative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Absent)

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