Relates to allowing telephone calls prior to an incarcerated individual's transfer

Latest action Mar 11, 2026

Relates to allowing telephone calls prior to an incarcerated individual's transfer except under exceptional circumstances.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A3780, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Correction Law.

Committee

Correction · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Crime Victims, Crime And Correction · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To provide that incarcerated individuals in state facilities are able to call their families free of charge prior to being transferred and the department will send an electronic notice to the next of kin or personal representative.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 11, 2026Result: passed
(40) (22) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And CorrectionFeb 24, 2026Result: passed
(5) (1) (0) (1)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed
(38) (21) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And CorrectionFeb 4, 2025Result: passed
(6) (1) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Eddie Gibbs, George Alvarez and 9 more on Agora

Democratic11

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Julia Salazar says this is needed

Incarcerated people are routinely transferred from one facility to another for a variety of reasons. Immediately before transfer they are locked down for a few days, then are sent to their new facility. The transfer process can take several days to arrive at the new facility, since it usually makes other stops along the way. Unfortunately, many family members and loved ones take trips and spend money in order to visit their loved ones, just to be turned away upon arrival because the individual has been transferred to a new facility. DOCCS does not tell family members when a person is being transferred and since they are locked down, they cannot phone home. Allowing these individuals to call home prior to being transferred can help relieve the stress that they and their families feel around the time of transfer and can make the transition to a new prison easier. Family members can avoid the financial burden of visiting the wrong facility and/or sending pack- ages that may become lost in the mail. Additionally, the information regarding an individual's transfer does not show up on the DOCCS website until after the individual has arrived in the new facility, so without contact from the individual - which cannot happen under the current system there is no way for a family to know where their loved one is being transferred. The electronic notice ensures that the next of kin or personal represen- tative is notified in case they missed the call. This bill follows current DOCCS practice of allowing an incarcerated person to phone home once the transfer is completed but expands that practice by permitting them to call their loved ones immediately prior to being transferred too.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Mar 11, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 11, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 11, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
NY Assembly
Mar 4, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Feb 25, 2026
1ST Report CAL.421
1ST REPORT CAL.421
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
NY Assembly
Feb 10, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2025
1ST Report CAL.258
1ST REPORT CAL.258
NY Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
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