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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3455: Relates to penalties for the promotion of prison contraband

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 3455 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to penalties for the promotion of prison contraband. Primary sponsor: Pam Helming (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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.

Relates to penalties for the promotion of prison contraband; amends the definition of dangerous contraband; amends the promotion of prison contraband in the first degree to a class C felony.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pam HelmingPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54

“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 CODES
  2. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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