A 5939

  • New York Assembly Bill
  • 2023 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly Jun 01, 2023
  • Passed Senate Jun 06, 2023
  • Signed by Governor Dec 08, 2023

Requires religious dietary food options in prison commissaries and visitor's areas

Abstract

Requires commissaries at correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase through the commissary that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; requires correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase from vending machines located in the visitor's area of the facility that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; and requires that the cost of such food options be comparable to food options that are ordinarily available.

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Dec 08, 2023

Assembly

APPROVAL MEMO.39

Assembly

SIGNED CHAP.687

Nov 29, 2023

Assembly

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

Jun 06, 2023

Senate

RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

Senate

3RD READING CAL.712

Senate

SUBSTITUTED FOR S4748B

Senate

PASSED SENATE

Jun 01, 2023

Senate

REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Assembly

REPORTED

Assembly

RULES REPORT CAL.457

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.457

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY

Assembly

DELIVERED TO SENATE

May 31, 2023

Assembly

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

May 24, 2023

Assembly

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Mar 24, 2023

Assembly

REFERRED TO CORRECTION

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