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NY S01892

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands visitation rights to local correctional facilities to allow state legislators to bring accompanying staff members as requested

  • Grants members of county legislative bodies (where the facility is located) and their accompanying staff the right to visit local correctional facilities at their pleasure

  • Extends the same visitation rights to New York City Council members and their accompanying staff for facilities within New York City

  • Updates outdated terminology by changing "clergyman" to "clergymember" in the statute

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Expands who may visit local correctional facilities to include persons and accompanying staff of the chief executive officer of a county, members of a county legislative body, mayor of the city of New York, New York city public advocate, New York city comptroller, and members of the New York city council.

Last Action

referred to correction

2/24/2026

Committee Referrals

Correction2/24/2026
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction1/7/2026
Correction5/19/2025
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction1/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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