Senate Bill S669

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "prison privilege limitation act"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

  • 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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2023-S669 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1870
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §627, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5978, A8306
2017-2018: S3689, A8247
2019-2020: S2212, A1349
2021-2022: S1325, A505

2023-S669 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "prison privilege limitation act"; restricts prison privileges for certain individuals.

2023-S669 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S669 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    669
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. TEDISCO, ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime
   and Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to enacting the  "prison
   privilege limitation act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  the  "prison
 privilege limitation act".
   § 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 627 to read
 as follows:
   §  627.  LIMITATION  OF PRISON PRIVILEGES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.  AN
 INDIVIDUAL IN A STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AS DEFINED  BY  SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED AND IS SERV-
 ING A SENTENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 130.30 AND/OR
 130.35  OF  THE  PENAL LAW, EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECEIVING MEDICAL
 TREATMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER,  SHALL
 NOT  BE  LEFT  IN  THE  COMPANY  OF  CIVILIANS  WITHOUT SUPERVISION OF A
 CORRECTION OFFICER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. IN  NO  CASE  SHALL  SUCH
 INDIVIDUAL BE GRANTED THE PRIVILEGE OF WEARING CIVILIAN CLOTHING.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02518-01-3

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