Assembly Bill A4500

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a contraband and drug information hotline

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A4500 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3446
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2 & 112, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S9176
2019-2020: S159
2021-2022: A8529, S2255
2023-2024: A3021, S2941

2025-A4500 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a contraband and drug information hotline for state correctional facilities; defines terms.

2025-A4500 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4500
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to creating a contraband
   and drug information hotline
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 2 of the correction law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 35 to read as follows:
   35.  "CONTRABAND"  MEANS ANYTHING, WHICH IS CAPABLE OF SUCH USE AS MAY
 ENDANGER THE SAFETY OR SECURITY OF A DETENTION FACILITY  OR  ANY  PERSON
 THEREIN  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO FIREARMS AND OTHER
 DANGEROUS WEAPONS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, DANGER-
 OUS INSTRUMENTS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION  10.00  OF
 THE  PENAL  LAW, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES AS DEFINED IN 26 USC § 5845 (F) AND
 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 220.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. Section 112 of the correction law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO FACILI-
 TATE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF A  STATEWIDE,  TOLL-FREE  TELE-
 PHONE  NUMBER, OR HOTLINE, TO RECEIVE REPORTS FROM CALLERS PROVIDING ANY
 INFORMATION RELATED TO THE INTRODUCTION OF CONTRABAND OR  POSSESSION  OF
 CONTRABAND  IN A STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION BY INCARCERATED PERSONS,
 VISITORS OR STAFF MEMBERS.  SUCH HOTLINE SHALL RECEIVE REPORTS OF  ALLE-
 GATIONS  OF REPORTABLE INCIDENTS TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PER DAY, SEVEN DAYS A
 WEEK AND SHALL ACCEPT ANONYMOUS CALLS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07166-01-5

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