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NY A 4949

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Relates to the establishment of emergency management release plans to be developed for use in correctional facilities in the event of a state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 4949 pass?

Not yet. NY A 4949 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 4949 about?

Relates to the establishment of emergency management release plans to be developed for use in correctional facilities in the event of a state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order; establishes an advisory board to provide recommendations for the development of such plans; establishes criteria to be used to determine eligibility for emergency release of incarcerated individuals.

Who sponsors NY A 4949?

Eddie Gibbs is the primary sponsor of NY A 4949, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to the establishment of emergency management release plans to be developed for use in correctional facilities in the event of a state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order; establishes an advisory board to provide recommendations for the development of such plans; establishes criteria to be used to determine eligibility for emergency release of incarcerated individuals.

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

  • Eddie Gibbsprimary
  • Chris Burdickcosponsor
  • Sarahana Shresthacosponsor
  • Demond Meekscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-10

    REFERRED TO CORRECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CORRECTION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9423not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 9449not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 7137

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A4949?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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