Senate Bill S4583

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents of children and their children

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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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2025-S4583 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4879
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§611 & 2, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7132, A7630

2025-S4583 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents and their children.

2025-S4583 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4583
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ,
   GONZALEZ,  HARCKHAM,  HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, LIU, MARTINEZ,
   MYRIE, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,  WEBB  --  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 promoting the health,
   safety, and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals,  incar-
   cerated birthing parents of children and their children
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative purpose and findings.   People incarcerated  in
 institutions  or  local correctional facilities face unique health risks
 during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and early childcare.  Lack  of
 appropriate prenatal, obstetric, and postpartum medical care, and appro-
 priate  health  and safety measures, can result in serious harm to these
 birthing parents and their children. Birthing parents and such  persons'
 young  children need prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric care, as well as
 developmentally-appropriate resources provided in a safe,  healthy,  and
 nurturing  environment.  Unless  comprehensive  and  compassionate laws,
 policies, and practices are in place, the rights and  care  of  birthing
 parents  and  such  persons'  young  children  may be compromised by the
 conditions of confinement in correctional institutions or facilities.
   § 2. Section 611 of the correction law, as amended by chapter  242  of
 the  laws  of 1930, the section heading as amended by chapter 322 of the
 laws of 2021, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter  17  of  the  laws  of
 2016,  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 as separately
 amended by chapters 322 and 621 of the laws of 2021, and  subdivision  4
 as  amended  by  chapter  486 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 611. [Births to  incarcerated  individuals  of  correctional  insti-
 tutions and care of children of incarcerated individuals of correctional

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05763-02-5
              

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