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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1856: Relates to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility

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

S 1856 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility. Primary sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): COMMITTED TO RULES.

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.

Prohibits county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility; provides that correction officers or staff may dispense or administer medications during a medical emergency, or dispense nonprescription medication.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gustavo RiveraPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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. COMMITTED TO RULES
  2. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1856B
  3. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  4. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  5. 1ST REPORT CAL.619
  6. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
  7. COMMITTED TO RULES
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  9. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  10. 1ST REPORT CAL.1030
  11. PRINT NUMBER 1856A
  12. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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