S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8736--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 2, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Correction in accord-
ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requirements for
vendors who make products available for order and delivery to incar-
cerated individuals and provide for safe food storage in correctional
facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 112 of the correction law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
8. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIR-
ING EVERY VENDOR WHICH CONTRACTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ORDERING
AND DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS HOUSED AT CORREC-
TIONAL FACILITIES TO:
(I) VERIFY WITH THE DEPARTMENT THAT ALL ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
ON BEHALF OF AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE RULES, REGULATIONS AND DIRECTIVES;
(II) COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO TRACK THE NUMBER, CONTENT AND
WEIGHT OF ORDERS SHIPPED TO AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL AND NOTIFY A
PURCHASER IF AN ORDER WOULD EXCEED A LIMIT FOR SUCH INCARCERATED INDI-
VIDUAL AND INCLUDE INFORMATION ON WHAT MODIFICATIONS, IF ANY, TO THE
ORDER WOULD MAKE IT COMPLIANT WITH APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS;
(III) HAVE A SYSTEM FOR NOTIFYING PURCHASERS WHEN ALL OR PART OF AN
ORDER HAS BEEN REJECTED BY A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND PROVIDE A FULL OR
PARTIAL REFUND TO THE PURCHASER AS APPLICABLE; AND
(IV) CONSPICUOUSLY LABEL PACKAGES WITH PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS IN A FORM
AND MANNER AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO FACILITATE THE TIMELY
PROCESSING OF SUCH PACKAGES BY A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE ALL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES TO:
(I) PROCESS ALL PACKAGES WITH PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS LABELED PURSUANT
TO SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WITHIN TWEN-
TY-FOUR HOURS OF RECEIPT OF SUCH PACKAGE; AND
(II) PROVIDE FOR THE SAFE STORAGE OF PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS RECEIVED BY
AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE CELL OF SUCH INCARCERATED INDIVID-
UAL.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.