Assembly Bill A606

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing ministers of congregations in the county in which a jail, workhouse or correctional facility is located to visit inmates

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A606 - Details

2009-A606 - Summary

Authorizes any clergyman of congregations in the county in which local correctional facilities are located to visit inmates; currently requires ministers to have charge of a congregation in the town in which the institution is located.

2009-A606 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   606

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DESTITO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law,  in  relation  to  persons  who  are
  authorized to visit correctional facilities

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 146  of  the  correction  law,  as
amended  by  section  3  of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. The following persons shall be authorized to visit at pleasure  all
correctional  facilities:  The governor and lieutenant-governor, commis-
sioner of general services, secretary of state, comptroller  and  attor-
ney-general,  members  of  the  commission of correction, members of the
legislature, judges of the court of appeals, supreme  court  and  county
judges,  district  attorneys  and  every  minister  of the gospel having
charge of a congregation in the [town] COUNTY wherein any such  facility
is  situated.  No  other person not otherwise authorized by law shall be
permitted to enter a correctional facility except by  authority  of  the
commissioner  of  correction  under such regulations as the commissioner
shall prescribe. The provisions of this section shall not apply to  such
portion  of  a  correctional facility in which inmates under sentence of
death are confined.
  S 2. Section 500-j of the correction law, as amended by chapter 508 of
the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
  S 500-j. Who may visit jails and workhouses. The following persons may
visit at pleasure all county jails  and  workhouses:  The  governor  and
lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, comptroller and attorney-gener-
al, members of the legislature, judges of the court of appeals, justices
of  the  supreme  court  and county judges, district attorneys and every
minister of the gospel having charge of a  congregation  in  the  [town]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2009-A606A (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-A606A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes any clergyman of congregations in the county in which local correctional facilities are located to visit inmates; currently requires ministers to have charge of a congregation in the town in which the institution is located.

2009-A606A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 606--A
                                                         Cal. No. 71

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DESTITO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Correction -- passed by Assembly and delivered to  the  Senate,
  recalled  from  the  Senate,  vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the correction law,  in  relation  to  persons  who  are
  authorized to visit correctional facilities

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 146  of  the  correction  law,  as
amended  by  section  3  of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. The following persons shall be authorized to visit at pleasure  all
correctional  facilities:  The governor and lieutenant-governor, commis-
sioner of general services, secretary of state, comptroller  and  attor-
ney-general,  members  of  the  commission of correction, members of the
legislature, judges of the court of appeals, supreme  court  and  county
judges,  district  attorneys  and  every  CLERGYMAN  OR minister [of the
gospel], AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO  OF  THE  RELIGIOUS
CORPORATIONS  LAW,  having charge of a congregation in the [town] COUNTY
wherein any such facility is situated. No  other  person  not  otherwise
authorized  by  law  shall be permitted to enter a correctional facility
except by authority of the commissioner of correction under  such  regu-
lations  as  the  commissioner  shall  prescribe. The provisions of this
section shall not apply to such portion of a  correctional  facility  in
which inmates under sentence of death are confined.
  S 2. Section 500-j of the correction law, as amended by chapter 508 of
the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
  S  500-j.  Who  may  visit  [jails  and workhouses] LOCAL CORRECTIONAL
FACILITIES. The following persons may  visit  at  pleasure  all  [county
jails  and  workhouses] LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES:  The governor and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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