Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 11, 2014 |
signed chap.286 |
Aug 01, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 12, 2014 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.210 substituted for a4606 |
Jun 10, 2014 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 09, 2014 |
ordered to third reading cal.1199 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 26, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Jun 04, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S1413
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2013-S1413 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S1413 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1413 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to notification of rules and regulations of correctional facilities concerning visitors PURPOSE: To establish and maintain a public website that provides information regarding specific visitation rules and regulations for all correctional facilities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends the correction law by adding a new section 138-a, to require that the commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) establish and maintain a website that provides information to the public concerning the visitation rules and regulations for all correctional facilities in New York State. The website shall be regularly updated to ensure accuracy, and shall designate a telephone number or numbers on the website that persons may call for information about the visiting rules at various correctional facilities. JUSTIFICATION: While New York's state prisons allow inmates to receive visitors, the experience of being processed for visits varies greatly from one facility to another. When families arrive at the "wrong" time, on the "wrong" day, or with the "wrong" clothing or identification, they may be turned away even if they have been traveling all night with young children. Generally, there is no
2013-S1413 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1413 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, DILAN, PARKER, PERKINS, SAVINO, STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 notification of rules and regulations of correctional facilities concerning visitors 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-a to read as follows: S 138-A. NOTIFICATION OF VISITATION POLICIES. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ON ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE INFORMATION CONCERNING SPECIFIC VISITA- TION RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR EACH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, VISIT- ING DAYS AND HOURS, LENGTH AND NUMBER OF ALLOWABLE VISITS, MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER VISIT, DRESS CODE, GUIDELINES FOR PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING PHYSICAL ACCESS AND RESTRICTIONS ON MEDICATIONS WHILE IN THE FACILITY, INFANT CARE, AND ITEMS WHICH ARE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY VISITORS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REGULARLY UPDATE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT SUCH INFORMATION IS ACCURATE AND THAT VISITORS ARE NOTIFIED OF ANY NEW OR CHANGED RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. IN ADDITION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE A TELEPHONE NUMBER OR NUMBERS THAT PERSONS MAY CALL FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE VISITING RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AT THE VARIOUS FACILITIES. SUCH TELEPHONE NUMBER OR NUMBERS SHALL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04043-01-3
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