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NY A06164

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dana Levenberg

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits correctional facilities from eliminating, prohibiting, or unreasonably limiting in-person visitation for incarcerated individuals
  • Defines unreasonable limitation as providing fewer than two in-person visitation opportunities per seven-day period
  • Bars facilities from coercing or pressuring incarcerated individuals to forego or limit their in-person visits
  • Allows video and electronic communication devices but requires these be supplemental to, not replacements for, in-person visitation
  • Permits temporary suspension of visitation privileges for good cause, including misbehavior or emergencies as determined by the department

Legislative Description

Prohibits the unreasonable limitation of in-person visitation of incarcerated individuals.

Last Action

referred to correction

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Correction2/26/2025

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