Assembly Bill A588B

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing feminine hygiene products at no cost to individuals in correctional facilities

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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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2017-A588 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8821
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §625, Cor L

2017-A588 - Summary

Relates to providing feminine hygiene products at no cost to individuals in correctional facilities and to any other individual in a punitive custodial setting.

2017-A588 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    588
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation  to  providing  feminine
   hygiene products at no cost to individuals in correctional facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  625
 to read as follows:
   §  625.  FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANITARY NAPKINS,  TAMPONS  AND  PANTY  LINERS,
 SHALL  BE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO INDIVIDUALS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES,
 AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, AND TO ANY  OTHER  INDIVIDUAL
 IN A PUNITIVE CUSTODIAL SETTING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01789-02-7

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2017-A588A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8821
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §625, Cor L

2017-A588A - Summary

Relates to providing feminine hygiene products at no cost to individuals in correctional facilities and to any other individual in a punitive custodial setting.

2017-A588A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  588--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL,  LUPARDO,  JENNE,  PHEFFER AMATO,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, SEAWRIGHT, JAFFEE, SIMON, DE LA ROSA, HARRIS,  ARROYO,
   SIMOTAS,  JEAN-PIERRE,  LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
   GALEF -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Correction  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation  to  providing  feminine
   hygiene products at no cost to individuals in correctional facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  625
 to read as follows:
   §  625.  FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANITARY NAPKINS,  TAMPONS  AND  PANTY  LINERS,
 SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  AT NO COST TO INDIVIDUALS HOUSED IN STATE AND LOCAL
 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES USED  FOR  THE  GENERAL  CONFINEMENT  OF  FEMALE
 INMATES  AND  IN  ANY  OTHER  STATE  OR  LOCAL  FACILITY WHERE WOMEN ARE
 DETAINED OR CONFINED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01789-03-7

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2017-A588B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8821
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §625, Cor L

2017-A588B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing feminine hygiene products at no cost to individuals in correctional facilities and to any other individual in a punitive custodial setting.

2017-A588B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  588--B
                                                          Cal. No. 46
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL, LUPARDO, JENNE, PHEFFER AMATO,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, SEAWRIGHT, JAFFEE, SIMON, DE LA ROSA, ARROYO, SIMOTAS,
   JEAN-PIERRE, LIFTON, WRIGHT, TITUS, RICHARDSON, NIOU, WILLIAMS,  HOOP-
   ER,  JOYNER,  HUNTER, DAVILA, GUNTHER, GLICK, SOLAGES, HYNDMAN, BLAKE,
   CARROLL, M. G. MILLER, BRINDISI, CRESPO, PAULIN, RIVERA, COLTON, GOTT-
   FRIED, WALKER, WEPRIN, AUBRY, STECK, QUART, ORTIZ  --  Multi-Sponsored
   by  --  M.    of A. COOK, DICKENS, EPSTEIN, GALEF, WALLACE, WEINSTEIN,
   WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Correction  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- advanced to a third  reading,  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 providing feminine
   hygiene products at no cost to individuals in correctional facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The correction law is amended by adding a new section 625
 to read as follows:
   § 625. FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. FEMININE HYGIENE  PRODUCTS,  INCLUD-
 ING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO, SANITARY NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND PANTY LINERS,
 SHALL BE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO INDIVIDUALS HOUSED IN  STATE  AND  LOCAL
 CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES  USED  FOR  THE  GENERAL  CONFINEMENT OF FEMALE
 INMATES AND IN ANY  OTHER  STATE  OR  LOCAL  FACILITY  WHERE  WOMEN  ARE
 DETAINED OR CONFINED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01789-08-8

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