Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 12, 2012 |
committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 21, 2012 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Jun 24, 2011 |
recommitted to rules |
Jun 16, 2011 |
ordered to third reading cal.1313 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S230
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2011-S230 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §609, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S1267
2011-S230 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S230 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring correctional facilities to distribute condoms to inmates PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to require correctional facilities to distribute condoms to inmates on a regular schedule without the request of an inmate. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds §609 to the Correction Law requiring all correctional facilities to distribute condoms to inmates on a regular schedule free of charge and without request by the inmate. JUSTIFICATION: While in prison many inmates take part in dangerous sexual activities that lead to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. This not only endangers the inmates but also those who come in contact with the inmates upon reentry in to society. Regular distribution of condoms to inmates would cut down on the spread of sexually transmitted diseases within our prisons thus creating a safer environment for those inside and outside the prison. Current laws make sexual activities within a prison illegal therefore an inmate
2011-S230 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 230 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER, PARKER -- 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 requiring correction- al facilities to distribute condoms to inmates 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 609 to read as follows: S 609. DISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS TO INMATES. THE WARDEN OR SUPERINTEN- DENT OF EACH OF THE INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPART- MENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SHALL REGULARLY DISTRIBUTE CONDOMS FREE OF CHARGE TO EACH INMATE IN HIS OR HER CUSTODY. SUCH DISTRIBUTION SHALL BE PART OF A ROUTINE PROGRAM AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE A REQUEST BY AN INMATE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01398-01-1
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