Bill 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-12-08 - approval memo.39 [A05939 Detail]

---

Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Introduced	2023-03-24	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
No bill amendments currently on file for New York A05939

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for New York A05939 currently on file.

Social Comments on NY A05939