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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 3596: Enacts "the prison wage act" relating to payment for labor performed by incarcerated individuals

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 3596 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts "the prison wage act" relating to payment for labor performed by incarcerated individuals. Primary sponsor: Eddie Gibbs (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CORRECTION.

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Official summary

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

Enacts "the prison wage act" relating to payment for labor performed by incarcerated individuals.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eddie GibbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Michael BenedettoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Micah LasherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Diana MorenoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse36
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“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 3596B
  3. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
  4. PRINT NUMBER 3596A
  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
  6. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

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