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NY S04566

Bill

Status

Passed

9/13/2019

Primary Sponsor

Luis Sepulveda

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Correction Law Section 146 to authorize legislative staff to accompany members of the legislature when visiting correctional facilities at pleasure, subject to commissioner approval that the visit does not impact facility supervision and management.

  • Permits department employees to accompany legislature members upon request to any correctional facility.

  • Removes the existing provision that prohibited visits to portions of correctional facilities where inmates under sentence of death are confined.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Relates to permitting legislative staff to visit correctional facilities and removes the exception from visiting facilities in which inmates under sentence of death are confined.

Last Action

signed chap.274

9/13/2019

Committee Referrals

Crime Victims, Crime and Correction5/8/2019
Correction3/21/2019
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction3/14/2019

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