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Senate bill · S6389 (2025-26)

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals

Latest action May 18, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A4503, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Pete Harckham

State Senator, District 40 · Democratic/Working Families

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Summary

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals and make a report to the governor and the legislature of the findings, conclusions and recommendations.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individ- uals.

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

Where it stands

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Correction · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Crime Victims, Crime And Correction · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Cosponsors

Anna Kelles, Chris Burdick and 1 more on Agora

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The sponsor's argument

Why Pete Harckham says this is needed

As in recent years New York's prison population has declined, the number of women in prison has only declined by 5%, while the number of men in prison has declined by 10%.(1) According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 77% of women will be arrested again after leaving prison. Due to these trends, it is essential to determine whether there are adequate resources in women's correctional facilities to ensure their needs are being met and that they are being adequately prepared for reintegration back into the community. Programming in women's prisons has improved in recent years, although there is insufficient evidence to determine whether these programs are actually meeting the needs of women.(2) One study found that half of women exiting prison felt that the programs and resources provided to them did not adequately prepare them for their return into the communi- ty.(3) Furthermore, gender differences in prison programming hurt men as well as women. Although men and women in prison are both likely to be parents to dependent children, parental programs for example are predominantly found in women's prisons.(4) Although many incarcerated men may benefit from parenting classes, many are not able to access these programs. There has not yet been a widespread study in New York analyzing gender disparity in resources at state correctional facilities. Requiring this study to be performed will better allow lawmakers to correct gender disparities in New York State correctional facilities, in turn better preparing both male and female incarcerated individuals for their return to the community.

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 18, 2026Result: passed

    (57) (3) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction

    Senate Crime Victims, Crime And CorrectionMar 24, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 6, 2025Result: passed

    (50) (3) (0) (10)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction

    Senate Crime Victims, Crime And CorrectionApr 8, 2025Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. May 18, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. May 18, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 18, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  4. Mar 26, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. Mar 25, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (14 earlier events)
  1. Mar 24, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.622

    1ST REPORT CAL.622

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 6, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 6, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 6, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  8. May 27, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  9. Apr 10, 2025

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  10. Apr 9, 2025

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  11. Apr 8, 2025

    1ST Report CAL.646

    1ST REPORT CAL.646

    NY Senate

  12. Mar 25, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  13. Mar 13, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    NY Senate

  14. Feb 4, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CORRECTION

    NY Assembly