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NY S09467
Bill
Status
3/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Julia Salazar
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AI Summary
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Requires correctional facilities to follow specific procedures when body scans show alleged abnormalities, including informing the individual of the abnormality location, allowing a second scan, requiring supervisor review, and consulting an on-call radiologist within 90 minutes before denying contact visits
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Mandates staff discipline for employees who wrongfully deny visits or facility entry based on body scans more than once, including temporary reassignment for retraining, and permanent reassignment plus misconduct discipline for patterns of wrongful denials
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Requires the Department of Corrections to employ two full-time radiologists to consult on disputed body scan images, train staff, and recommend improvements to body scan procedures
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Establishes biannual reporting requirements to the legislature on body scanner usage, contraband detected, appeals filed, radiologist consultations, and staff retrained, with the law required to be posted in multiple languages in visitor processing areas
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Requires all visitor and employee screening to be recorded via body-worn or stationary cameras, with footage preserved for at least 90 days and made available within one week upon request for appeals
Legislative Description
Establishes procedures to be followed when the body scan of an incarcerated individual, employee or visitor to a correctional facility displays alleged abnormalities; requires staff discipline for staff who have wrongfully denied visitation to a visitor or entry to an employee based on a body scan; requires the collection and reporting of certain information relating to visitation and entry denials based on body scans; requires such law to be posted in visitor processing areas of correctional facilities.
Last Action
REFERRED TO HEALTH
3/16/2026