A 1010 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the publication of notice of the death of an incarcerated individual or any other individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision

Summary

Provides notice of the death of an incarcerated individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision; requires the department to promptly notify the next kin and any other person designated as the representative of any incarcerated individual whose death takes place during custody.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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A1010 → A1010A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to narrow its scope from requiring notice of death for all individuals in custody to only incarcerated individuals. The amendment also removed the requirement for local law enforcement to publish death notices on their websites, centralizing the publication requirement to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision only.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from covering all individuals in custody (including those not incarcerated) to only incarcerated individuals, and the requirement for local law enforcement to publish death notices was removed.

SCOPE

Changed the requirement from publishing notice of death for 'any other individual occurring in the custody' to only 'incarcerated individual'.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for sheriffs, city correction commissioners, and county correction commissioners to publish death notices on their respective locality websites.

Modified the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's requirements to include notifying next of kin of the circumstances, medical procedures, and cause of death before publishing public notice.

TIMELINE

Changed the timeline for publishing the public notice from 'within twenty-four hours of the death' to 'within twenty-four hours after the next of kin has been notified'.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 1010A

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CORRECTION

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors