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S 8492 NY

Establishes a digital legal mail program

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Aug 29, 2025

Latest action (May 5, 2026) DEFEATED IN CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Summary

The bill establishes a digital legal mail program that allows law offices to send privileged legal correspondence to incarcerated individuals at correctional facilities. Law offices would need to register with the department of corrections before they can send legal mail through the digital system. Legal mail would be delivered to a secure digital location managed by the department. The department would develop rules to ensure the program complies with legal and constitutional protections for incarcerated individuals. For situations where digital delivery is not feasible, traditional mail delivery with screening would remain an option.

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Official abstract

Establishes a digital legal mail program for the delivery of privileged correspondences to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities; requires law offices sending legal mail via digital platforms to incarcerated individuals to register with the department of corrections.

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Action history (4)
  1. Aug 29, 2025 REFERRED TO RULES · upper
  2. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION · upper
  3. Mar 6, 2026 NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED · upper
  4. May 5, 2026 DEFEATED IN CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S08492 Summary: BILL NO S08492 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A09072

&nbsp SPONSOR STEC &nbsp COSPNSR BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GALLIVAN, GRIFFO, HELMING, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER, ORTT, RHOADS, TEDISCO, WALCZYK &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §112, Cor L &nbsp Establishes a digital legal mail program for the delivery of privileged correspondences to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities; requires law offices sending legal mail via digital platforms to incarcerated individuals to register with the department of corrections.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

8492

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

August 29, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sen. STEC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to establishing a digital legal mail program

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Section 112 of the correction law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. (a) The commissioner shall establish a digital legal mail program 4 for the delivery of all privileged correspondences received by incarcer- 5 ated individuals housed at correctional facilities. Such program shall 6 require all law offices to register with the department prior to receiv- 7 ing clearance to send legal mail via a digital platform to an incarcer- 8 ated individual. 9 (b) Legal mail shall be sent to a secure digital location managed by 10 the department. 11 (c) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary 12 to implement the provisions of this subdivision, which shall comply with 13 all legal and constitutional protections afforded to incarcerated indi- 14 viduals in regard to privileged correspondences. 15 (d) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for 16 instances where the digital transmission of legal mail is neither possi- 17 ble nor practical, while providing for all germane constitutional 18 protections. All legal mail that is not transmitted digitally shall be 19 screened prior to delivery to incarcerated individuals. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13684-01-5

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