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A01610 Summary:

A01610 Actions:

A01610 Committee Votes:

Committee:CORRECTION   Chair:Weprin      
DATE:01/24/2017AYE/NAY:10/3  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Weprin
Aye
Giglio
Nay
Ortiz
Aye
Finch
Nay
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Rozic
Aye
Sepulveda
Aye
Davila
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Blake
Aye
Walker
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:01/24/2017AYE/NAY:17/5  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Nay
Schimminger
Nay
Giglio
Nay
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Cook
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Titus
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye

A01610 Floor Votes:

A01610 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1610
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 12, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROZIC,  ABINANTI,  AUBRY,  BARRETT,  BARRON,
          BICHOTTE, BLAKE, COLTON, CRESPO, CURRAN, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT,  FAHY,
          GOTTFRIED,  HEVESI,  HUNTER,  JAFFEE,  JOYNER, LUPARDO, MAYER, MOSLEY,
          O'DONNELL, PICHARDO, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY,  QUART,  RAIA,  ROSENTHAL,
          SEPULVEDA,  SKOUFIS,  STECK, STIRPE, TITONE, WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored
          by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BRAUNSTEIN, COOK, DAVILA, GALEF,  GLICK,  SIMON
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction  law,  in relation to the segregated
          confinement of pregnant inmates
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 6 of section 137 of
     2  the correction law, as amended by chapter 1 of  the  laws  of  2008,  is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    Except  as  provided  in  paragraphs  (d)  [and], (e), and (g) of this
     5  subdivision, the superintendent of a correctional facility may keep  any
     6  inmate  confined  in  a  cell  or  room,  apart  from the accommodations
     7  provided for inmates who are participating in programs of the  facility,
     8  for  such  period as may be necessary for maintenance of order or disci-
     9  pline, but in any such case the following conditions shall be observed:
    10    § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 137 of the correction law is amended  by
    11  adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
    12    (g) Segregated confinement is prohibited for pregnant inmates, inmates
    13  who  have  given  birth  within  the past eight weeks and inmate mothers
    14  living with infants in prison nursery programs.
    15    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01140-01-7