Bill Commons

NY A 3931

in committee

Relates to enacting "Sahim's law"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 3931 pass?

Not yet. NY A 3931 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 3931 about?

Relates to enacting "Sahim's law"; allows family members to bring civil actions on behalf of incarcerated individuals; establishes certain confidentiality requirements regarding civil actions brought against correction facility staff by or on behalf of incarcerated individuals.

Who sponsors NY A 3931?

Erik Dilan is the primary sponsor of NY A 3931.

Description

Relates to enacting "Sahim's law"; allows family members to bring civil actions on behalf of incarcerated individuals; establishes certain confidentiality requirements regarding civil actions brought against correction facility staff by or on behalf of incarcerated individuals.

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

Sponsors

  • Erik Dilanprimary

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

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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