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NYC Council · Int 1460-2025 · Enacted

Access to encrypted police radios.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to access to encrypted police radio Read the full text

Public Safety

What it does

This bill would require the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to establish and implement a radio encryption policy that ensures certain levels of media and public access to encrypted police radio communications. Under the bill, the Department would develop a policy that ensures that certain police radio communications, not including communications containing sensitive information, would be made available in real time to credentialed journalists. Additionally, the Department will be required to broadcast reports of critical incidents, over an unencrypted, citywide channel accessible in real-time to the general public.
Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Nov 12, 2025
Referred to Comm by Council · Nov 12, 2025
Hearing Held by Committee · Nov 19, 2025

Committee on Public Safety

Laid Over by Committee · Nov 19, 2025

Committee on Public Safety

Hearing Held by Committee · Dec 18, 2025

Committee on Public Safety

Amendment Proposed by Comm · Dec 18, 2025

Committee on Public Safety

Amended by Committee · Dec 18, 2025

Committee on Public Safety

Approved by Committee · Dec 18, 2025

Committee on Public Safety

Approved by Council · Dec 18, 2025
Sent to Mayor by Council · Dec 18, 2025
City Charter Rule Adopted · Jan 17, 2026

Administration

Returned Unsigned by Mayor · Jan 20, 2026

Official documents

Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

9
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Gale A. BrewerPublic Advocate Jumaane WilliamsChristopher MarteKamillah HanksYusef SalaamTiffany L. CabánJennifer GutiérrezAmanda C. FaríasFarah N. Louis

Who is lobbying on this

From 5 City Clerk eLobbyist filings naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 20, 2026).