New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 439: Enacts "the prison wage act" relating to payment for labor performed by incarcerated individuals

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Plain-language summary

S 439 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts "the prison wage act" relating to payment for labor performed by incarcerated individuals. Primary sponsor: Zellnor Myrie (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Zellnor Myrie (Democratic). 14 co-sponsors.