Amd §2, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.4748-B and A.5939)
Changes the effectiveness of provisions relating to religious dietary food options in prison commissaries and visitor's areas to 270 days after such provisions become law.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8626
SPONSOR: Eichenstein TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend a chapter of the laws of 2023, amending the correction
law relating to requiring religious dietary food options in prison
commissaries and visitor's areas, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S. 4748-B and A. 5939, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill allows for food products to be made available to inmates with
dietary restrictions within the New York State prison systems.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends the effective date for the chapter from 60 days to
270 days.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
The amended version of this bill has extended the effective date from
sixty days to two hundred and seventy days.
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, some New York State Correctional facilities vending machines
and commissary do not adhere to the dietary restrictions for those
following strict religious observances. It is imperative that food be
available for all, including those with these varying restrictions.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None, as these items are purchased.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect two hundred and seventy days after it shall
have become law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8626
IN ASSEMBLY
January 16, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. EICHENSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Correction
AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2023, amending the correction
law relating to requiring religious dietary food options in prison
commissaries and visitor's areas, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S. 4748-B and A. 5939, in relation to the effectiveness there-
of
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2023, amending the
2 correction law relating to requiring religious dietary food options in
3 prison commissaries and visitor's areas, as proposed in legislative
4 bills numbers S. 4748-B and A. 5939, is amended to read as follows:
5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the [sixtieth] two hundred seventi-
6 eth day after it shall have become a law.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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