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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4349: Relates to the Incarcerated Individuals Responsibility and Fair Wages Act

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 4349 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the Incarcerated Individuals Responsibility and Fair Wages Act. Primary sponsor: Alicia Hyndman (Democratic). It lists 2 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.

Relates to the Incarcerated Individuals Responsibility and Fair Wages Act; establishes a minimum wage for incarcerated individuals of five dollars per hour; establishes a prison incarcerated individual fund where up to forty percent of an incarcerated individual's wages can be sent to their family to help pay for certain expenses.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alicia HyndmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95

“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. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

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