A4968 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Relates to being a good samaritan; adds "reasonable intervention" as a reason to be protected from liability; provides that a person may use physical force when and to the extent that such person reasonably believes that reasonable intervention is necessary to maintain order, but may use deadly physical force only when such person reasonably believes that reasonable intervention is necessary to prevent death or serious physical injury; appropriates $500,000 for public service announcements and community-based training programs aimed at educating people about the legal protections and responsibilities of being a good samaritan.
- Title
- Relates to good samaritans; appropriation
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Governmental Operations
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Law section
- Executive Law
Sponsors
- Ari Brown Assembly Member, District 20
Co-sponsors
Heard in committee
- Governmental Operations NY State Assembly committee