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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 856: Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction

Passed one chamber 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 856 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction. Primary sponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND 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 number of members on the state commission of correction; provides for the manner of confirmation of such members.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julia SalazarPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
April BaskinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate63
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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 CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
  2. RETURNED TO SENATE
  3. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  4. REFERRED TO CORRECTION
  5. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  6. PASSED SENATE
  7. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  8. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  9. 1ST REPORT CAL.1038
  10. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  11. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Sources

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