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NY A05939
Bill
Status
12/8/2023
Primary Sponsor
Simcha Eichenstein
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AI Summary
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Requires each correctional facility commissary to offer food options meeting religious dietary needs, including halal and kosher foods, with higher-standard products available upon individual request.
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Mandates that vending machines in visitor areas of correctional facilities provide food options satisfying religious dietary requirements, including halal and kosher foods.
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Requires prices for religious dietary food options to be comparable to prices of non-religious dietary food options in both commissaries and vending machines.
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Takes effect 60 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Requires commissaries at correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase through the commissary that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; requires correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase from vending machines located in the visitor's area of the facility that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; and requires that the cost of such food options be comparable to food options that are ordinarily available.
Last Action
approval memo.39
12/8/2023