Assembly Bill A6912

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires video surveillance at the entrances and exits of medical wards and clinics located in correctional facilities

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A6912 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §140-a, Cor L

2025-A6912 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires video surveillance at the entrances and exits of medical wards and clinics of every correctional facility.

2025-A6912 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6912
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  video
   surveillance  at  the entrances and exits of medical wards and clinics
   located in correctional facilities
 
   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 140-a
 to read as follows:
   §  140-A.  PATIENT SECURITY. 1.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW,
 RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EVERY
 CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO CONSPICUOUSLY  INSTALL  VIDEO  CAMERAS  AT  ALL
 ENTRANCES  AND  EXITS  OF  ITS  MEDICAL  WARDS AND CLINICS.   EVERY SUCH
 CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL POST SIGNAGE TO  INFORM  PATIENTS,  VISITORS
 AND STAFF THAT SURVEILLANCE IS IN OPERATION AT SUCH DESIGNATED AREAS.
   2.  SUCH  VIDEO  CAMERAS SHALL OPERATE ON A CONTINUOUS RECORDING BASIS
 WITH FOOTAGE SECURELY STORED FOR A MINIMUM OF  NINETY  DAYS.  ACCESS  TO
 SUCH  FOOTAGE SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL OF THE CORREC-
 TIONAL FACILITY AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC AUDITS BY THE  ATTORNEY
 GENERAL.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD10875-02-5

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