New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Establishes a New York state prison labor board; repealer
Establishes a New York state prison labor board to ensure that all labor programs comply with the requirements of the labor law and are for the purpose of promoting successful rehabilitation, reentry and reintegration into the community and not for the purpose of earnings or cost-savings which inure to the benefit the state or any private individual or corporation; prohibits the department of corrections and community supervision from unfairly attaching, garnishing or disbursing the funds of incarcerated individuals where such individuals have not requested disbursement; requires that all interest accumulated on incarcerated individuals' funds be credited to such individual's accounts; eliminates the preferred status of the department of corrections and community supervision regarding commodities and services furnished by the correctional industries program; repeals certain provisions of the state finance law relating to such preferred status.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Senate Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S 9758 | Relates to the introduction and use of business records in grand jury proceedings | in_committee |
| S 9688 | Provides for the regulation by the department of environmental conservation of business transaction paper containing bisphenol A | in_committee |
| S 9710 | Prohibits the eviction of small commercial tenants in the city of New York without good cause | in_committee |
| S 9735 | Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act" | in_committee |
| S 9740 | Requires fashion sellers to be accountable to standardized environmental and social due diligence policies, and establishes a fashion remediation fund | in_committee |
| S 9755 | Requires a payroll services business to compile and provide annual wage and tax statements and/or year-end forms to clients | in_committee |
| A 10621 | Establishes the crime of interference with first responders; safety buffer zone | in_committee |
| A 8051 | Relates to increasing penalties for certain larceny and fraud crimes against elderly persons | in_committee |