Senate Bill S4583A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents of children and their children

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2025-S4583 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4879
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§611 & 2, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7132, A7630

2025-S4583 - Summary

Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents and their children; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish rules and regulations relating to conditions in institutions and correctional facilities and the treatment and care of birthing parents in such institutions and facilities.

2025-S4583 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4583 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4583
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ,
   GONZALEZ,  HARCKHAM,  HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, LIU, MARTINEZ,
   MYRIE, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,  WEBB  --  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 promoting the health,
   safety, and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals,  incar-
   cerated birthing parents of children and their children
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative purpose and findings.   People incarcerated  in
 institutions  or  local correctional facilities face unique health risks
 during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and early childcare.  Lack  of
 appropriate prenatal, obstetric, and postpartum medical care, and appro-
 priate  health  and safety measures, can result in serious harm to these
 birthing parents and their children. Birthing parents and such  persons'
 young  children need prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric care, as well as
 developmentally-appropriate resources provided in a safe,  healthy,  and
 nurturing  environment.  Unless  comprehensive  and  compassionate laws,
 policies, and practices are in place, the rights and  care  of  birthing
 parents  and  such  persons'  young  children  may be compromised by the
 conditions of confinement in correctional institutions or facilities.
   § 2. Section 611 of the correction law, as amended by chapter  242  of
 the  laws  of 1930, the section heading as amended by chapter 322 of the
 laws of 2021, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter  17  of  the  laws  of
 2016,  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 as separately
 amended by chapters 322 and 621 of the laws of 2021, and  subdivision  4
 as  amended  by  chapter  486 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 611. [Births to  incarcerated  individuals  of  correctional  insti-
 tutions and care of children of incarcerated individuals of correctional

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05763-02-5
              

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2025-S4583A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4879
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§611 & 2, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7132, A7630

2025-S4583A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents and their children; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish rules and regulations relating to conditions in institutions and correctional facilities and the treatment and care of birthing parents in such institutions and facilities.

2025-S4583A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4583A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4583--A
     Cal. No. 385
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ,
   GONZALEZ,  HARCKHAM,  HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, LIU, MARTINEZ,
   MAYER, MYRIE, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, WEBB  --  read  twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction -- reported favorably from said
   committee,  ordered  to  first  and  second report, ordered to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
   order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to promoting the health,
   safety,  and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incar-
   cerated birthing parents of children and their children
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative purpose and findings.  People incarcerated in
 institutions or local correctional facilities face unique  health  risks
 during  pregnancy,  childbirth, postpartum, and early childcare. Lack of
 appropriate prenatal, obstetric, and postpartum medical care, and appro-
 priate health and safety measures, can result in serious harm  to  these
 birthing  parents and their children. Birthing parents and such persons'
 young children need prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric care, as well  as
 developmentally-appropriate  resources  provided in a safe, healthy, and
 nurturing environment.  Unless  comprehensive  and  compassionate  laws,
 policies,  and  practices  are in place, the rights and care of birthing
 parents and such persons' young  children  may  be  compromised  by  the
 conditions of confinement in correctional institutions or facilities.
   §  2.  Section 611 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 242 of
 the laws of 1930, the section heading as amended by chapter 322  of  the
 laws  of  2021,  subdivision  1  as amended by chapter 17 of the laws of
 2016, paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 and  subdivision  2  as  separately
 amended  by  chapters 322 and 621 of the laws of 2021, and subdivision 4
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05763-04-5
              

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