S 6389 NY
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals
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This bill directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to conduct a study on gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals. The study must examine what resources are available, the amount of resources provided to incarcerated individuals of each gender, reasons for any disparities, and recommendations to resolve disparities. The commissioner must report findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the governor and legislature no later than one year after the effective date, and must include legislative proposals necessary to implement the recommendations. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals and make a report to the governor and the legislature of the findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Sponsor (1)
- Pete Harckham Democratic · primary
Action history (16)
- Mar 13, 2025 REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION · upper
- Apr 8, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.646 · upper
- Apr 9, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Apr 10, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Jun 6, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 6, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 6, 2025 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION · upper
- Mar 24, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.622 · upper
- Mar 25, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Mar 26, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 18, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 18, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 18, 2026 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower
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  Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals and make a report to the governor and the legislature of the findings, conclusions and recommendations.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
6389
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 13, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
AN ACT directing the commissioner of corrections and community super- vision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The commissioner of corrections and community supervision 2 is authorized and directed to study gender disparity in resources 3 provided to incarcerated individuals. Such study shall include, but not 4 be limited to: 5 (a) what resources are made available to incarcerated individuals; 6 (b) the amount of such resources made available to incarcerated indi- 7 viduals of each gender; 8 (c) the reasons for any disparities found between the amount of 9 resources made available to incarcerated individuals of each gender; 10 (d) recommendations on actions that may be taken to resolve any 11 disparities found between the amount of resources made available to 12 incarcerated individuals of each gender; and 13 (e) any other related information that the commissioner may deem 14 necessary or relevant in carrying out this study. 15 § 2. The commissioner of corrections and community supervision shall 16 make a report to the governor and the legislature of the findings, 17 conclusions and recommendations no later than one year after the effec- 18 tive date of this act and shall submit with this report such legislative 19 proposals as they deem necessary to implement their recommendations. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08556-01-5
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