Senate Bill S8198

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows certain additional privileges to incarcerated individuals when visitation is suspended for any reason

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S8198 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §138-b, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8173
2021-2022: S4160

2023-S8198 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows certain additional privileges to incarcerated individuals when visitation is suspended for any reason.

2023-S8198 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8198 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8198
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 allowing certain
   additional privileges to incarcerated individuals when  visitation  is
   suspended for any reason

   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-b
 to read as follows:
   § 138-B. SUSPENSION OF VISITATION PRIVILEGES. 1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IN THE EVENT THAT THE VISITATION OF INCARCERATED
 INDIVIDUALS  IS SUSPENDED, FOR AT LEAST SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS, DUE TO A
 DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY THE GOVERNOR, A LOCAL OFFICIAL OR
 FOR ANY OTHER REASON, EACH INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUAL  IN  A  CORRECTIONAL
 FACILITY  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED AND SHALL RECEIVE, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
 PRIVILEGE:
   (A) SEVEN FREE STAMPS PER WEEK;
   (B) TWO FREE SECURE MESSAGES PER WEEK VIA ELECTRONIC TABLET; AND
   (C) TWO FREE PHONE CALLS PER WEEK.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03684-01-3

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