Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 08, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
May 07, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
May 06, 2024 |
1st report cal.860 |
Feb 22, 2024 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S8624
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 34th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
2023-S8624 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9961
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §138-b, Cor L
2023-S8624 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8624 SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting correc- tional facilities from blocking entry to peer support advocates based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit correctional facilities from blocking entry of peer support advocates based on a history of incarceration. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section to the correction law regarding permitted entry by peer support advocates Section 2 sets the effective date.
2023-S8624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8624 I N S E N A T E February 22, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 prohibiting correc- tional facilities from blocking entry to peer support advocates based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration 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. PERMITTED ENTRY BY PEER SUPPORT ADVOCATES. PEER SUPPORT ADVO- CATES WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROVISION OF CORRECTIONS-BASED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND TRANSITION SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEDICATION ASSISTANT TREATMENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 19.18-C OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY DENIED ENTRY INTO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES BASED ON SUCH ADVOCATES' HISTORY OF PRIOR INCARCERATION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14630-01-4
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