Relates to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility
Summary
Prohibits county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility; provides that correction officers or staff may dispense or administer medications during a medical emergency, or dispense nonprescription medication.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Jun 5, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons
What changed between versions
S1856A
→
S1856B
·
3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the legislative record to include new co-sponsors and documents the bill's progression through the Senate committee, where it was approved and sent for a final vote. Substantively, the law is modified to allow county correction officers to dispense nonprescription medications to incarcerated individuals during medical emergencies, expanding their current authority which was previously limited to emergency situations only.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly permit the dispensing of nonprescription medications in emergency contexts, whereas the previous version did not include this specific allowance.
ELIGIBILITY
Added new co-sponsors (Comrie and Jackson) to the list of senators introducing the bill.
REQUIREMENT
Modified the operational requirements for correction officers to explicitly allow them to dispense nonprescription medications during medical emergencies, in addition to their existing emergency powers.
TIMELINE
Updated the procedural history to reflect that the bill was reported favorably from committee and ordered to a third reading.
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Jun 5, 2026
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1856B
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1856A
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about S 1856
Scope: NY
Hi! I can help you understand S 1856. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline