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Senate bill · S8448 (2025-26)

Increases the reimbursement amount authorized to be paid to localities maintaining incarcerated individuals convicted of felonies

New York State Senate

Same as A8909, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action May 19, 2026

Sponsor: Mark Walczyk (State Senator, District 49, Republican/Conservative)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 20, 2026. About our data

Summary

Increases the reimbursement amount authorized to be paid to localities maintaining incarcerated individuals convicted of felonies to $300 per day per capita for the first 10 days, and $600 per day per capita for each day thereafter, or the actual per day per capita cost, whichever is more.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Correction Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would require New York State to reimburse counties at a higher rate for "state-ready" incarcerated individuals that are held in local jails.

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

Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  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, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Mark Walczyk says this is needed

"State-ready" incarcerated individuals are inmates who are required to go to state prisons, but have not yet been picked up by the state. Section 601-c of the correction law allows counties to be reimbursed up to $100 per day for holding these inmates. However, cost increases and a delay in pickups means that counties are hemorrhaging money on this front. In St. Lawrence County, this has resulted in a loss of over $300,000. This bill would increase that $100 reimbursement, which has been stagnant since 1995, to $300 per day per inmate for the first ten days they are held or the actual cost of holding them, whichever is more. After ten days, that number increases to $600 per day per inmate or the actual cost, whichever is more. This legislation will give much needed financial relief to counties holding these individuals, while at the same time incentivizing the state to quickly move these people to state correctional 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

  1. May 19, 2026

    Held for Consideration in Correction

    HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CORRECTION

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CORRECTION

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    NY Senate

  4. Jul 16, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CORRECTION

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 25, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

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