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S01290 Summary:

BILL NOS01290A
 
SAME ASSAME AS A03373-A
 
SPONSORMONTGOMERY
 
COSPNSRBRESLIN, DILAN, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, SAVINO, SCHNEIDERMAN, STAVISKY
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd S611, Cor L
 
Provides for the care and custody of pregnant female inmates before, during and after delivery; prohibits the use of restraints of any kind from being used during the transport of such female prisoner to a hospital for the purpose of giving birth, unless such prisoner is a substantial flight risk whereupon handcuffs may be used; prohibits the use of any restraints during labor; requires the presence of corrections personnel during such prisoner's transport to and from the hospital and during her stay at such hospital.
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S01290 Actions:

BILL NOS01290A
 
01/28/2009REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
03/09/20091ST REPORT CAL.94
03/10/20092ND REPORT CAL.
03/11/2009ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
05/05/2009AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1290A
05/20/2009PASSED SENATE
05/20/2009DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
05/20/2009referred to correction
05/20/2009substituted for a3373a
05/20/2009ordered to third reading cal.263
05/20/2009passed assembly
05/20/2009returned to senate
08/18/2009DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
08/26/2009SIGNED CHAP.411
08/26/2009APPROVAL MEMO.16
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S01290 Floor Votes:

DATE:05/20/2009Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 119/21
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Canestrari
Yes
Gabryszak
No
Koon
ER
O'Mara
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Alessi
ER
Carrozza
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lancman
Yes
Ortiz
No
Schimminger
Yes
Alfano
Yes
Castro
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Latimer
Yes
Parment
Yes
Schroeder
Yes
Amedore
Yes
Christensen
Yes
Gianaris
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Scozzafava
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Clark
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Peoples
AB
Seminerio
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peralta
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Bacalles
Yes
Conte
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Lopez PD
Yes
Perry
Yes
Spano
Yes
Ball
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gottfried
ER
Lopez VJ
Yes
Pheffer
Yes
Stirpe
No
Barclay
No
Corwin
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
ER
Powell
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Barra
Yes
Crouch
No
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Barron
Yes
Cusick
No
Hayes
Yes
Magnarelli
No
Quinn
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Maisel
No
Rabbitt
Yes
Titone
Yes
Benjamin
Yes
DelMonte
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Raia
Yes
Titus
Yes
Bing
Yes
DenDekker
ER
Hikind
Yes
Mayersohn
Yes
Ramos
No
Tobacco
ER
Boyland
Yes
Destito
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonough
No
Reilich
ER
Towns
Yes
Boyle
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hoyt
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Reilly
No
Townsend
Yes
Bradley
No
Duprey
Yes
Hyer Spencer
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Eddington
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Meng
Yes
Rivera N
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brodsky
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera PM
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Brook Krasny
No
Errigo
Yes
Jeffries
Yes
Millman
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Weprin
No
Burling
Yes
Espaillat
Yes
John
No
Molinaro
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Wright
No
Butler
Yes
Farrell
No
Jordan
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Russell
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fields
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Calhoun
No
Finch
Yes
Kellner
No
Oaks
No
Sayward
Yes
Camara
Yes
Fitzpatrick
No
Kolb
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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S01290 Memo:

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S01290 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1290--A
            Cal. No. 94
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 28, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, BRESLIN, DILAN, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
          SAVINO,  SCHNEIDERMAN, STAVISKY -- 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 pregnant female pris-
          oners
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 611  of  the  correction  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  758  of  the  laws  of 1968, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    1. If a woman confined in any institution [under the  control  of  the
     5  state  department  of  correction,  or  in  any penitentiary or jail] as
     6  defined in paragraph c  of  subdivision  four  of  section  two  of  the
     7  correction  law  or  local correctional facility as defined in paragraph

     8  (a) of subdivision sixteen of section two  of  the  correction  law,  be
     9  pregnant  and  about to give birth to a child, the [officer] superinten-
    10  dent as defined in subdivision twelve of section two of  the  correction
    11  law  or  sheriff  as  defined  in  paragraph c of subdivision sixteen of
    12  section two of the correction law  in  charge  of  such  institution  or
    13  facility,  a reasonable time before the anticipated birth of such child,
    14  shall cause such woman to be removed from such institution  or  facility
    15  and  provided  with  comfortable accommodations, maintenance and medical
    16  care elsewhere, under such supervision and  safeguards  to  prevent  her
    17  escape  from custody as [he] the superintendent or sheriff or his or her

    18  designee may determine[, and]. No restraints of any kind shall  be  used
    19  during  transport  to  or from the hospital, institution or clinic where
    20  such woman receives care; provided, however,  in  extraordinary  circum-
    21  stances,  where  restraints  are  necessary  to  prevent such woman from
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01482-03-9

        S. 1290--A                          2
 
     1  injuring herself or medical or correctional personnel, such woman may be
     2  cuffed by one wrist. In cases where restraints are used, the superinten-

     3  dent or sheriff shall make and  maintain  written  findings  as  to  the
     4  reasons  for such use. No restraints of any kind shall be used when such
     5  woman is in labor, admitted to a hospital,  institution  or  clinic  for
     6  delivery, or recovering after giving birth. Any such personnel as may be
     7  necessary to supervise the woman during transport to and from and during
     8  her  stay  at  the  hospital, institution or clinic shall be provided to
     9  ensure adequate care, custody and control of the woman. The  superinten-
    10  dent  or  sheriff  or  his  or her designee shall cause such woman to be
    11  subject to [her] return to such institution or local correctional facil-
    12  ity as soon after the birth of her child as the state of her health will

    13  permit as determined by the medical  professional  responsible  for  the
    14  care  of  such  woman.   If such woman is confined in a [penitentiary or
    15  jail] local correctional facility, the expense  of  such  accommodation,
    16  maintenance  and  medical  care shall be paid by such woman or her rela-
    17  tives or from any available funds of the [penitentiary  or  jail]  local
    18  correctional facility and if not available from such sources, shall be a
    19  charge  upon the county, city or town in which is located the court from
    20  which such inmate was committed to such  [penitentiary  or  jail]  local
    21  correctional  facility.    If  such woman is confined in any institution
    22  under the control of the [state] department [of correction], the expense

    23  of such accommodation, maintenance and medical care  shall  be  paid  by
    24  such woman or her relatives and if not available from such sources, such
    25  maintenance  and medical care shall be paid by the state. In cases where
    26  payment of such accommodations, maintenance and medical care is  assumed
    27  by  the  county,  city  or town from which such inmate was committed the
    28  payor shall make payment by issuing payment instrument in favor  of  the
    29  agency  or  individual  that  provided such accommodations and services,
    30  after certification has been made by the  head  of  the  institution  to
    31  which  the inmate was legally confined, that the charges for such accom-
    32  modations, maintenance and medical care were necessary and are just, and
    33  that the institution has no available funds for such purpose.
    34    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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