Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 02, 2025 |
amended on third reading 4159a |
Mar 27, 2025 |
advanced to third reading cal.75 |
Mar 25, 2025 |
reported |
Jan 31, 2025 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A4159A
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JACKSON
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
Chris Burdick
Maritza Davila
Demond Meeks
Harvey Epstein
2025-A4159 - Details
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §138-b, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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A9961
2025-A4159 - Summary
Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to peer support advocates who are certified or licensed and are participating in the provision of corrections-based substance use disorder treatment and transition services based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration.
2025-A4159 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4159 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON, BURDICK, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting correc- tional facilities from blocking entry to peer support advocates based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration 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 138-b to read as follows: § 138-B. PERMITTED ENTRY BY PEER SUPPORT ADVOCATES. PEER SUPPORT ADVO- CATES WHO ARE CERTIFIED OR LICENSED BY A STATE AGENCY, OR A STATE AUTHORIZED ENTITY INCLUDING THE NEW YORK CERTIFICATION BOARD, OR A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING AGENCY OR ASSOCIATION, AND ARE PARTIC- IPATING IN THE PROVISION OF CORRECTIONS-BASED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND TRANSITION SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEDICA- TION ASSISTANT TREATMENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 19.18-C OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY DENIED ENTRY INTO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SOLEY BASED ON SUCH ADVOCATES' HISTORY OF PRIOR INCARCERA- TION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05308-01-5
co-Sponsors
Chris Burdick
Maritza Davila
Demond Meeks
Harvey Epstein
2025-A4159A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §138-b, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
A9961
2025-A4159A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to peer support advocates who are certified or licensed and are participating in the provision of corrections-based substance use disorder treatment and transition services based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration.
2025-A4159A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4159--A Cal. No. 75 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON, BURDICK, DAVILA, MEEKS, EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting correc- tional facilities from blocking entry to peer support advocates based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration 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 138-b to read as follows: § 138-B. PERMITTED ENTRY BY PEER SUPPORT ADVOCATES. PEER SUPPORT ADVO- CATES WHO ARE CERTIFIED OR LICENSED BY A STATE AGENCY, OR A STATE AUTHORIZED ENTITY INCLUDING THE NEW YORK CERTIFICATION BOARD, OR A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING AGENCY OR ASSOCIATION, AND ARE PARTIC- IPATING IN THE PROVISION OF CORRECTIONS-BASED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND TRANSITION SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEDICA- TION ASSISTANT TREATMENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 19.18-C OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY DENIED ENTRY INTO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SOLELY BASED ON SUCH ADVOCATES' HISTORY OF PRIOR INCARCERA- TION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05308-02-5
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