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NY A 5945

in committee

Permits the use of portable electronic devices for making phone calls by incarcerated individuals

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5945 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5945 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 5945 about?

Permits the use of portable electronic devices for making phone calls as part of the telephone service system made available to incarcerated individuals.

Who sponsors NY A 5945?

Erik Dilan is the primary sponsor of NY A 5945, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Permits the use of portable electronic devices for making phone calls as part of the telephone service system made available to 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

  • Erik Dilanprimary
  • MaryJane Shimskycosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-25

    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: A 9677not in this corpus

Official source

Attribution

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