---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes a blue alert system to aid in the apprehension of any individuals suspected of killing or seriously wounding any law enforcement officer"
description: "Establishes a blue alert system to aid in the identification, location and apprehension of any individuals suspected of killing or seriously wounding any police officer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 772"
citation: "New York S 772 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KAMINSKY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2022-12-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77afa1c1-a448-4df8-9166-62d2c95b6a65"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S772"
source_hash: "d2e745044b93f7d11ebdbc572380d9956fd863e70b83ceafe7cfb3f87f27f7fd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 772 (2021-2022) — Establishes a blue alert system to aid in the apprehension of any individuals suspected of killing or seriously wounding any law enforcement officer

Establishes a blue alert system to aid in the identification, location and apprehension of any individuals suspected of killing or seriously wounding any police officer.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S772** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S772&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S772A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S772A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- KAMINSKY — primary (person)
- ADDABBO — cosponsor (person)
- BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- KAPLAN — cosponsor (person)
- KENNEDY — cosponsor (person)
- MANNION — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-25** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-25** PRINT NUMBER 772A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-02** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1847
- **2022-06-02** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-02** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-02** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6318B
- **2022-06-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.606
- **2022-06-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-06-02** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-12-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-16** SIGNED CHAP.706 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77afa1c1-a448-4df8-9166-62d2c95b6a65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).