Authorizes vocational training, where practicable, to incarcerated individuals on the installation of solar hot water systems for the provision of hot water to…

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Authorizes vocational training, where practicable, to incarcerated individuals on the installation of solar hot water systems for the provision of hot water to correctional facilities

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Latest action Apr 22, 2026

Authorizes vocational training, where practicable, to incarcerated individuals on the installation of solar hot water systems for the provision of hot water to correctional facilities.

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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 A5535, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Correction Law.

Committee

Crime Victims, Crime And Correction · New York State Senate

Also referred to Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To provide practical and vocational training to incarcerated individuals and inexpensive, environmentally sustainable hot water in prison living units in compliance with the standards of the American Correctional Association.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 22, 2026Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And CorrectionMar 24, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Dean Murray, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas and 4 more on Agora

Democratic5
Republican1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jamaal Bailey says this is needed

When a convicted person is released from prison, they should be able to obtain employment and lead a law-abiding, productive life. This bill would encourage the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to provide a vocational program in which incarcerated individuals learn to install solar-powered hot water systems. Solar-powered hot water has been successfully provided at Wallkill Correctional Facility and in other correctional facilities throughout the country. In New York State, most of the people residing in correctional facili- ties do not have running hot water in their sinks. Newer facilities have hot water "plumbed" to where incarcerated individuals are housed, but most of the older prisons rely on manual labor on the part of incarcer- ated individuals to distribute buckets of hot water to others. Many facilities currently house thousands of incarcerated individuals in cold water cells. This bill provides vocational training that could result in addressing the problem and future employment. Moreover, the use of renewable energy sources will help reduce greenhouse emissions and save the state money by lowering the energy costs of facilities.

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

Apr 22, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Mar 26, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (5 earlier events)

Mar 24, 2026
1ST Report CAL.621
1ST REPORT CAL.621
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Feb 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Feb 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate

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