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NY A 7165

in committee

Relates to incarcerated individuals wages

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 7165 pass?

Not yet. NY A 7165 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 7165 about?

Relates to incarcerated individuals wages; provides that incarcerated individuals shall be compensated at a base rate of $1.20 to $10 per day and shall be given biannual raises for adequate performance; provides that incarcerated individuals not participating in a work or program assignment due to age or frailty shall be paid $1.00 per day, adjusted every 5 years for cost of living.

Who sponsors NY A 7165?

Monique Chandler-Waterman is the primary sponsor of NY A 7165.

Description

Relates to incarcerated individuals wages; provides that incarcerated individuals shall be compensated at a base rate of $1.20 to $10 per day and shall be given biannual raises for adequate performance; provides that incarcerated individuals not participating in a work or program assignment due to age or frailty shall be paid $1.00 per day, adjusted every 5 years for cost of living.

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

  • Monique Chandler-Watermanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-21

    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 10120not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 8080not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1502not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6469not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 888

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A7165?summary=&detail=

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