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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1261: Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1261 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities. Primary sponsor: Phara Souffrant Forrest (Democratic). It lists 29 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CORRECTION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities; limits the use of cell or segregated confinement; grants access to tablets, visitation, and certain items.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phara Souffrant ForrestPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Khaleel AndersonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse31
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Robert CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Marcela MitaynesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse51
Diana MorenoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse36
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Claire ValdezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37
Jordan WrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CORRECTION
  2. PRINT NUMBER 1261A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
  4. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source