Requires the timely disclosure of video footage or audio recordings related to the death of incarcerated individuals involving correction officers or peace officers to the attorney general's office of special investigations (Part A); relates to establishing comprehensive camera coverage for covered facilities and covered vehicles; repeals certain provisions of the correction law relating to requiring institutions and local correctional facilities to adhere to certain standards regarding the camera coverage of incarcerated individuals and detainees, and access to such camera recordings (Part B); clarifies standards for next of kin notifications where an incarcerated individual dies in custody (Part C); relates to the time within which the state commission of correction shall issue a report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly of the findings of a study on deaths in state correctional facilities within the state of New York (Part D); provides access to microscopic slides upon request for certain autopsies (Part E); intentionally omitted (Part F); relates to data on substantiated, unfounded, and unsubstantiated allegations received by the office of special investigations required to be collected and reported by the commissioner of corrections and community supervision (Part G); relates to the state commission of correction; provides for the manner of confirmation of such members; relates to the effectiveness of such provisions (Part H); authorizes the correctional association to visit correctional facilities with twenty-four hours advance notice and grants the correctional association access to certain records and information of correctional facilities (Part I); provides that with respect to state action brought by anyone to recover damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered while in state custody, the time in which such action must commence shall be extended to two years after such person is released from such custody (Part J).
State of New YorkNew York- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- Feb 13, 2026
- 272 days ago
- Current chamber
- Assembly
- Session
- 2025-2026 Regular Session
NY A 9516 · PassedFeb 13
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Bill details
- Last action
- signed chap.36 · Feb 13, 2026
Sponsors
EDErik DilanRepresentative · Democrat · HD-054Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
DWDavid WeprinRepresentative · Democrat · HD-024
Bill history
Newest first.
Feb 13, 2026signed chap.36Assembly
Feb 13, 2026delivered to governorAssembly
Jan 28, 2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLYSenate
Jan 28, 2026PASSED SENATESenate
Jan 28, 20263RD READING CAL.44Senate
Jan 28, 2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8825Senate
Jan 28, 2026REFERRED TO RULESSenate
Jan 28, 2026delivered to senateAssembly
Show 7 earlier actions
Jan 28, 2026passed assemblyAssembly
Jan 28, 2026ordered to third reading rules cal.71Assembly
Jan 28, 2026rules report cal.71Assembly
Jan 28, 2026reportedAssembly
Jan 28, 2026reported referred to rulesAssembly
Jan 28, 2026reported referred to codesAssembly
Jan 12, 2026referred to correctionAssembly
Recorded votes
Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee RulesJan 28, 2026 · Assembly · 14 yea · 6 nayPassedPassed
Assembly Correction Committee: Favorable refer to committee CodesJan 28, 2026 · Assembly · 7 yea · 4 nayPassedPassed
Assembly Rules Committee: FavorableJan 28, 2026 · Assembly · 21 yea · 8 nayPassedPassed
Assembly Floor Vote - Final PassageJan 28, 2026 · Assembly · 97 yea · 44 nayPassedPassed
Senate Floor Vote - Final PassageJan 28, 2026 · Senate · 37 yea · 22 nayPassedPassed
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