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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8909: Increases the reimbursement amount authorized to be paid to localities maintaining incarcerated individuals convicted of felonies

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 8909 is a bill introduced in the New York House on July 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Increases the reimbursement amount authorized to be paid to localities maintaining incarcerated individuals convicted of felonies. Primary sponsor: Ken Blankenbush (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2026): HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN 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.

Increases the reimbursement amount authorized to be paid to localities maintaining incarcerated individuals convicted of felonies to $300 per day per capita for the first 10 days, and $600 per day per capita for each day thereafter, or the actual per day per capita cost, whichever is more.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ken BlankenbushPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114

“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. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CORRECTION
  2. REFERRED TO CORRECTION
  3. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

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