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Mar 27, 2024 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 11, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 06, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 05, 2024 |
1st report cal.583 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction returned to senate died in assembly |
May 22, 2023 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 18, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 17, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 16, 2023 |
1st report cal.1029 |
Mar 08, 2023 |
reported and committed to finance |
Feb 02, 2023 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S4071
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 17th Senate District
2023-S4071 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S4071 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4071 SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to allowing a telephone call prior to an incarcerated individual's transfer PURPOSE: To provide that incarcerated individuals in state facilities are able to call their families free of charge prior to being transferred and the department will send an electronic notice to the next of kin or personal representative. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of section 23 of the correction law, allowing an incarcerated individual to make at least one personal phone call, free of charge, immediately prior to a transfer, unless the call would create an unacceptable risk to the safety and security of incar- cerated individuals or staff.
2023-S4071 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4071 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 2, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- 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 a telephone call prior to an incarcerated individual's transfer THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 23 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 1. The commissioner shall have the power to transfer incarcerated individuals from one correctional facility to another. Whenever the transfer of incarcerated individuals from one correctional facility to another shall be ordered by the commissioner, the superintendent of the facility from which the incarcerated individuals are transferred shall take immediate steps to make the transfer. The transfer shall be in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department for the safe delivery of such incarcerated individuals to the designated facility. [Within] IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE TRANSFER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ELECTRONICALLY NOTIFY THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL'S NEXT OF KIN OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TRANSFER AND THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE AT LEAST ONE PERSONAL PHONE CALL, FREE OF CHARGE, EXCEPT UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN TO DO SO WOULD CREATE AN UNACCEPTABLE RISK TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS OR STAFF. WHEN A CALL IS NOT PERMITTED DUE TO EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SO INDICATE IN A CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN DOCUMENT. ADDITIONALLY, WITHIN twenty-four hours of arriving at the facility to which an incarcerated individual is transferred, he or she shall be allowed to make at least one personal phone call, except when to do so would create an unacceptable risk to the safety and secu- rity of incarcerated individuals or staff. If security precautions EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01118-01-3
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