A 9516: Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement changes to the omnibus bill of 2025 related to correctional services

Official summary

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

Requires the timely disclosure of video footage or audio recordings related to the death of incarcerated individuals involving correction officers or peace officers to the attorney general's office of special investigations (Part A); relates to establishing comprehensive camera coverage for covered facilities and covered vehicles; repeals certain provisions of the correction law relating to requiring institutions and local correctional facilities to adhere to certain standards regarding the camera coverage of incarcerated individuals and detainees, and access to such camera recordings (Part B); clarifies standards for next of kin notifications where an incarcerated individual dies in custody (Part C); relates to the time within which the state commission of correction shall issue a report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly of the findings of a study on deaths in state correctional facilities within the state of New York (Part D); provides access to microscopic slides upon request for certain autopsies (Part E); intentionally omitted (Part F); relates to data on substantiated, unfounded, and unsubstantiated allegations received by the office of special investigations required to be collected and reported by the commissioner of corrections and community supervision (Part G); relates to the state commission of correction; provides for the manner of confirmation of such members; relates to the effectiveness of such provisions (Part H); authorizes the correctional association to visit correctional facilities with twenty-four hours advance notice and grants the correctional association access to certain records and information of correctional facilities (Part I); provides that with respect to state action brought by anyone to recover damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered while in state custody, the time in which such action must commence shall be extended to two years after such person is released from such custody (Part J).

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

“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. February 13, 2026SIGNED CHAP.36
2. February 13, 2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
3. January 28, 2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
4. January 28, 2026PASSED SENATE
5. January 28, 20263RD READING CAL.44
6. January 28, 2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8825
7. January 28, 2026REFERRED TO RULES
8. January 28, 2026DELIVERED TO SENATE
9. January 28, 2026PASSED ASSEMBLY
10. January 28, 2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.71
11. January 28, 2026RULES REPORT CAL.71
12. January 28, 2026REPORTED

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