S 7132 New York Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents of children and their children

This bill establishes comprehensive health and safety standards for pregnant and postpartum individuals in correctional facilities and their young children. It mandates access to full prenatal, obstetric, and postpartum medical care, including pain management during delivery and treatment for substance use disorders, while ensuring privacy and freedom from discrimination. The legislation also allows children born to incarcerated parents to remain with their mothers in the facility until the child is eighteen months old, or until the parent is paroled if that occurs before the child turns twenty-four months, with strict limits on removing children from their parents.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 18, 2023 Last action Jun 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2024

How they voted

4120
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Jun 6, 2024
D Democratic41
41 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican21
20 Nay 1
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jun 6, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7132A
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
May 18, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors

Sponsors