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NY A 3847

in committee

Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to create a family reunion program

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 3847 pass?

Not yet. NY A 3847 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CORRECTION

What is NY A 3847 about?

Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to create a family reunion program to provide eligible incarcerated individuals and their families the opportunity to meet for an extended period of time in a residential setting.

Who sponsors NY A 3847?

David Weprin is the primary sponsor of NY A 3847, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to create a family reunion program to provide eligible incarcerated individuals and their families the opportunity to meet for an extended period of time in a residential setting.

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

  • David Weprinprimary
  • Catalina Cruzcosponsor
  • Harvey Epsteincosponsor
  • Linda Rosenthalcosponsor
  • Nader Sayeghcosponsor
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-30

    REFERRED TO CORRECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CORRECTION

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8698not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 7589not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6485not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5087

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A3847?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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