A 2164 New York Assembly · 2023 Regular Session

Provides voice communication service to incarcerated people at no cost; repealer

This bill requires state prisons and detention centers to provide incarcerated individuals with free voice communication services, such as phone calls, without charging them or their families. It explicitly prohibits correctional facilities from earning any revenue from these communications and mandates that in-person visit programs continue to operate alongside these services. The law applies to contracts signed on or after April 1, 2025, and ensures that any existing contracts for these services must end by March 31, 2025.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2023 Last action May 30, 2024
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Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 30, 2024
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 2164A
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
Jan 23, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors

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