Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 02, 2025 |
reported |
Mar 28, 2025 |
print number 2119a |
Mar 28, 2025 |
amend and recommit to correction |
Jan 15, 2025 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A2119A
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEPRIN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Sarahana Shrestha
Harvey Epstein
Khaleel Anderson
Vivian Cook
2025-A2119 - Details
2025-A2119 - Summary
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.
2025-A2119 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2119 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, SHRESTHA, EPSTEIN, ANDERSON, COOK, SIMONE, SAYEGH, ALVAREZ, JACOBSON, ZACCARO, STECK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, RAGA, KELLES, SIMON, BORES, MEEKS, LEVENBERG, DAVILA, GIBBS, REYES, MAMDANI, TAPIA, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to who may visit local correctional facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 500-j of the correction law, as amended by chapter 291 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: § 500-j. Who may visit local correctional facilities. The following persons may visit at pleasure all local correctional facilities: The governor and lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, comptroller and attorney-general, members of the legislature AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING STAFF AS REQUESTED BY THE MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE IF THE MEMBER REQUESTS TO BE SO ACCOMPANIED, MEMBERS OF THE ELECTED LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IS LOCATED AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING STAFF AS REQUESTED BY THE MEMBER OF SUCH LEGISLATIVE BODY IF THE MEMBER REQUESTS TO BE SO ACCOMPANIED, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING STAFF AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IF THE COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS TO BE SO ACCOMPANIED, PROVIDED THAT SUCH REQUEST DOES NOT IMPACT UPON THE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY'S ABILITY TO SUPERVISE, MANAGE AND CONTROL ITS FACILITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY, OR IN THE COUNTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION OF SUCH CITY, OR IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION OF SUCH COUNTY, judges of the court of appeals, justices of the supreme court and county judges, district attorneys and every cler- gyman or minister, as such terms are defined in section two of the reli- gious corporations law, having charge of a congregation in the county in EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05549-01-5
co-Sponsors
Sarahana Shrestha
Harvey Epstein
Khaleel Anderson
Vivian Cook
2025-A2119A (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-A2119A (ACTIVE) - Summary
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.
2025-A2119A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2119--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, SHRESTHA, EPSTEIN, ANDERSON, COOK, SIMONE, SAYEGH, ALVAREZ, JACOBSON, ZACCARO, STECK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, RAGA, KELLES, SIMON, BORES, MEEKS, LEVENBERG, DAVILA, GIBBS, REYES, MAMDANI, TAPIA, SHIMSKY, BURDICK, R. CARROLL, CLARK, RIVERA, GALLAGHER -- 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 who may visit local correctional facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 500-j of the correction law, as amended by chapter 291 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: § 500-j. Who may visit local correctional facilities. 1. The follow- ing persons AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING STAFF may visit, at THEIR pleasure, all local correctional facilities: The governor [and], lieutenant-gover- nor, secretary of state, comptroller [and], attorney-general, members of the legislature, judges of the court of appeals, justices of the supreme court [and], county judges, AND district attorneys [and every]. 2. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING STAFF MAY VISIT, AT THEIR PLEASURE, THE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OR CITY OF THEIR JURISDICTION: 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. 3. EVERY clergyman or minister, as such terms are defined in section two of the religious corporations law, [having] MAY VISIT, AT THEIR PLEASURE, THE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OR CITY OF WHICH THEY HAVE charge of a congregation [in the county in which such facility is located]. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05549-04-5 A. 2119--A 2
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