New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1856: Relates to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility

In committee Last action June 5, 2026: COMMITTED TO RULES

Plain-language summary

S 1856 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility. Primary sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): COMMITTED TO RULES.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic/Working Families). 3 co-sponsors.