Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 15, 2021 |
signed chap.621 |
Nov 03, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.698 substituted for a616a |
Jun 10, 2021 |
substituted by s399a |
Jun 09, 2021 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.698 rules report cal.698 reported |
Jun 07, 2021 |
amend and recommit to rules 616a |
May 19, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
Jan 06, 2021 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A616A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S399 - 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Rebecca Seawright
Steven Otis
Chantel Jackson
2021-A616 - Details
2021-A616 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 616 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, LUPARDO, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the rights of preg- nant inmates THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 of section 611 of the correction law, paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 17 of the laws of 2016 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 242 of the laws of 1930, are amended and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows: (c) No restraints of any kind shall be used when such woman is in labor, admitted to a hospital, institution or clinic for delivery, or recovering after giving birth. Any such personnel as may be necessary to supervise the woman during transport to and from and during her stay at the hospital, institution or clinic shall be provided to ensure adequate care, custody and control of the woman, except that no correctional staff shall be present in the delivery room during the birth of a baby unless requested by the medical staff supervising such delivery or by the woman giving birth. THE WOMAN SHALL BE PERMITTED TO HAVE ONE SUPPORT PERSON OF HER CHOOSING ACCOMPANY HER INTO THE DELIVERY ROOM DURING THE BIRTH OF THE CHILD. The superintendent or sheriff or his or her designee shall cause such woman to be subject to return to such institution or local correctional facility as soon after the birth of her child as the state of her health will permit as determined by the medical profes- sional responsible for the care of such woman. If such woman is confined in a local correctional facility, the expense of such accommodation, maintenance and medical care shall be paid by such woman or her rela- tives or from any available funds of the local correctional facility and if not available from such sources, shall be a charge upon the county, city or town in which is located the court from which such inmate was committed to such local correctional facility. If such woman is confined
co-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Rebecca Seawright
Steven Otis
Chantel Jackson
2021-A616A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A616A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 616--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, LUPARDO, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS, JACKSON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the rights of preg- nant inmates THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 of section 611 of the correction law, paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 17 of the laws of 2016 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 242 of the laws of 1930, are amended and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows: (c) No restraints of any kind shall be used when such woman is in labor, admitted to a hospital, institution or clinic for delivery, or recovering after giving birth. Any such personnel as may be necessary to supervise the woman during transport to and from and during her stay at the hospital, institution or clinic shall be provided to ensure adequate care, custody and control of the woman, except that no correctional staff shall be present in the delivery room during the birth of a baby unless requested by the medical staff supervising such delivery or by the woman giving birth. THE WOMAN SHALL BE PERMITTED TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE SUPPORT PERSON OF HER CHOOSING ACCOMPANY HER IN THE DELIVERY ROOM AND WHEN SUCH WOMAN IS IN LABOR AND RECOVERING AFTER GIVING BIRTH. A SUPPORT PERSON SHALL NOT NEED TO HAVE VISITED THE WOMAN AT A CORRECTION- AL FACILITY PRIOR TO SERVING AS A SUPPORT PERSON. A PERSON MAY NOT BE DENIED ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS A SUPPORT PERSON SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF A PAST CRIMINAL CONVICTION OR THAT SUCH PERSON IS ON PROBATION, CONDI- TIONAL RELEASE, PAROLE OR POST RELEASE SUPERVISION. ANY DECISION BY AN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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