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NY S 5298

in committee

Prohibits corrections employees from participating in degrading behavior towards incarcerated persons or fellow employees

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5298 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5298 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

What is NY S 5298 about?

Prohibits corrections employees from participating in degrading behavior towards incarcerated persons or fellow employees; establishes any individual who participates in such behavior shall be disciplined by the department and may have their employment terminated for cause.

Who sponsors NY S 5298?

Luis R. Sepúlveda is the primary sponsor of NY S 5298.

Description

Prohibits corrections employees from participating in degrading behavior towards incarcerated persons or fellow employees; establishes any individual who participates in such behavior shall be disciplined by the department and may have their employment terminated for cause.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Luis R. Sepúlvedaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 3210not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4337not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 302

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5298?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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