| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
| May 16, 2019 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S5976
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
Actions
2019-S5976 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §137, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2021-2022:
S4984
2023-2024: S4295
2025-2026: S5904
2019-S5976 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5976
SPONSOR: LANZA
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to
requiring a mental health medical professional to examine inmates in
solitary confinement
PURPOSE:
To require a mental health medical professional to examine inmates in
solitary confinement.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends paragraph (c) of subdivision 6 of section 137 of the
correction law, as amended by chapter 490 of the laws of 1974.
Section two is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
2019-S5976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5976
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 16, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 a mental
health medical professional to examine inmates in solitary confinement
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 6 of section 137 of the
correction law, as amended by chapter 490 of the laws of 1974, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) Where such confinement is for a period in excess of twenty-four
hours, the superintendent shall arrange FOR A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WITH
AN EXPERTISE IN MENTAL HEALTH AND for the facility health services
director, or a registered nurse or physician's associate approved by the
facility health services director to visit such inmate at the expiration
of twenty-four hours and at least once in every twenty-four hour period
thereafter, during the period of such confinement, to examine into the
state of health of the inmate, and the superintendent shall give full
consideration to any recommendation that may be made by the facility
health services director for measures with respect to dietary needs or
conditions of confinement of such inmate required to maintain the health
of such inmate; and
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11743-01-9
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.