senate Bill S1850

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to personal phone calls for inmates in certain circumstances

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2285 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 13, 2019 signed chap.261
delivered to governor
May 08, 2019 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.25
substituted for s1850
May 08, 2019 substituted by a2285
Jan 28, 2019 advanced to third reading
Jan 23, 2019 2nd report cal.
Jan 22, 2019 1st report cal.25
Jan 16, 2019 referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Votes

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Jan 22, 2019 - Crime Victims, Crime and Correction committee Vote

S1850
5
2
committee
5
Aye
2
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee Vote: Jan 22, 2019

nay (2)

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S1850 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2285
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §137, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7631, A9745
2015-2016: S985, A4620
2017-2018: S8646, A1208

S1850 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to personal phone calls for inmates in certain circumstances.

S1850 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1850 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1850

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 16, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 personal phone  calls
  for inmates in certain circumstances

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section  137  of  the  correction  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
  (G)  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR  HOURS  OF DISCIPLINARY CONFINEMENT, KEEPLOCK
PENDING A DISCIPLINARY HEARING, PLACEMENT IN  A  SEGREGATED  CONFINEMENT
UNIT  FOR  ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, OR PLACEMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL MENTAL
HEALTH TREATMENT UNIT, AND AT WEEKLY INTERVALS THEREAFTER FOR THE  DURA-
TION  OF SUCH CONFINEMENT, AN INMATE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO MAKE AT LEAST
ONE PERSONAL PHONE CALL, EXCEPT WHEN TO DO SO WOULD CREATE AN UNACCEPTA-
BLE RISK TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF INMATES OR STAFF.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00815-02-9

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