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NY A02592
Bill
Status
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
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AI Summary
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Caps prices on commissary and canteen items in state correctional facilities at no more than 3% above the purchase price
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Requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to maximize discounts through bulk purchasing and other contracting opportunities to reduce item costs
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Prohibits the department from receiving commissions, revenue, or other financial incentives in contracts with commissary vendors or suppliers
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Mandates publication of commissary price lists for all items at each institution on the department's website, beginning June 1, 2025, and annually thereafter
Legislative Description
Relates to commissaries and canteens at correctional institutions; provides that items for sale at a commissary or canteen shall be sold for no more than a certain percentage over the purchase price; provides that the department of corrections and community supervisions shall publish on its website the price list for all commissary items for sale at each institution as of June 1, 2025 and on an annual basis thereafter.
Last Action
referred to ways and means
1/7/2026