NY A05939 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on December 8 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-12-08 - approval memo.39
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires commissaries at correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase through the commissary that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; requires correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase from vending machines located in the visitor's area of the facility that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; and requires that the cost of such food options be comparable to food options that are ordinarily available.

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Title

Requires commissaries at correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase through the commissary that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; requires correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase from vending machines located in the visitor's area of the facility that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; and requires that the cost of such food options be comparable to food options that are ordinarily available.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-06-06 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 52 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-06-01 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 141 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2023-06-01 - Assembly - Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (Y: 29 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-05-31 - Assembly - Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (Y: 27 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - Assembly - Assembly Correction Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-12-08Assemblyapproval memo.39
2023-12-08Assemblysigned chap.687
2023-11-29Assemblydelivered to governor
2023-06-06SenateRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2023-06-06SenatePASSED SENATE
2023-06-06Senate3RD READING CAL.712
2023-06-06SenateSUBSTITUTED FOR S4748B
2023-06-01SenateREFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
2023-06-01Assemblydelivered to senate
2023-06-01Assemblypassed assembly
2023-06-01Assemblyordered to third reading rules cal.457
2023-06-01Assemblyrules report cal.457
2023-06-01Assemblyreported
2023-05-31Assemblyreported referred to rules
2023-05-24Assemblyreported referred to ways and means
2023-03-24Assemblyreferred to correction

Same As/Similar To

S04748 (Same As) 2023-06-06 - SUBSTITUTED BY A5939

New York State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A5939
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05939&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A05939
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05939&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC1
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05939&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC2
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05939&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC3
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05939&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AF1
Roll Callhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A5939#SF1

Bill Comments

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