Roll Call: NY A05939 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly
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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]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
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]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Vote: Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 52 | 41 | 11 |
| Nay | 10 | - | 10 |
| Not Voting | - | - | - |
| Absent | 1 | 1 | - |
| TOTAL | 63 | 42 | 21 |
