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NY A 10626

in committee

Establishes a New York state prison labor board; repealer

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 10626 pass?

Not yet. NY A 10626 is in committee as of 2026-03-13 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): REFERRED TO CORRECTION

What is NY A 10626 about?

Establishes a New York state prison labor board to ensure that all labor programs comply with the requirements of the labor law and are for the purpose of promoting successful rehabilitation, reentry and reintegration into the community and not for the purpose of earnings or cost-savings which inure to the benefit the state or any private individual or corporation; prohibits the department of corrections and community supervision from unfairly attaching, garnishing or disbursing the funds of incarcerated individuals where such individuals have not requested disbursement; requires that all interest accumulated on incarcerated individuals' funds be credited to such individual's accounts; eliminates the preferred status of the department of corrections and community supervision regarding commodities and services furnished by the correctional industries program; repeals certain provisions of the state finance law relating to such preferred status.

Who sponsors NY A 10626?

Brian Cunningham is the primary sponsor of NY A 10626.

Description

Establishes a New York state prison labor board to ensure that all labor programs comply with the requirements of the labor law and are for the purpose of promoting successful rehabilitation, reentry and reintegration into the community and not for the purpose of earnings or cost-savings which inure to the benefit the state or any private individual or corporation; prohibits the department of corrections and community supervision from unfairly attaching, garnishing or disbursing the funds of incarcerated individuals where such individuals have not requested disbursement; requires that all interest accumulated on incarcerated individuals' funds be credited to such individual's accounts; eliminates the preferred status of the department of corrections and community supervision regarding commodities and services furnished by the correctional industries program; repeals certain provisions of the state finance law relating to such preferred status.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-03-13 — REFERRED TO CORRECTION
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Brian Cunninghamprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-13

    REFERRED TO CORRECTION

    referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8851not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 416not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6747not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 1208

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