New York A 7873: Directs the office of children and family services to study, make recommendations on and report on child day care and the availability of funding therefor

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A07873 Summary:

BILL NOA07873 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07282

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SPONSORMeeks

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COSPNSREpstein, Rosenthal, Tapia, Gonzalez-Rojas, Romero, Solages, Cruz, Hevesi, Lavine, Anderson, Raga,
 Gibbs, Taylor, Bores, De Los Santos, Walker, Lucas, Gallagher, Simon, Lee, Reyes, Wright, Dais,
 Jackson, Valdez, Benedetto, Burdick, Carroll R, Levenberg, Shrestha, Lasher, Forrest, Hooks,
 Kelles, Seawright, Cunningham, Moreno

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §16, Civ Rts L; add §172, amd §2, Cor L

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Ends involuntary servitude in state and local correctional facilities in New York state.

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BILL NOA07873 

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04/11/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA07873 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7873

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law and the correction law, in relation
 to ending slavery for incarcerated individuals in New York state

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "no slavery in New York act".
 3 § 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 16 to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 16. Abolition of slavery, involuntary servitude, and forced labor.
 6 Neither slavery, involuntary servitude, nor forced labor shall be
 7 permitted to exist in the state of New York, including for persons
 8 convicted of a crime.
 9 § 3. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 172 to read
 10 as follows:
 11 § 172. Prohibition on labor that is compelled or induced in New York
 12 carceral facilities. No incarcerated individual in any correctional
 13 facility or local correctional facility shall be compelled or induced to
 14 provide labor against such individual's will by force or other adverse
 15 action against the incarcerated individual or against another person, or
 16 by any reasonably feared threat thereof.
 17 § 4. Section 2 of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 18 vision 35 to read as follows:
 19 35. "Adverse action" includes the use of the institutional rules,
 20 regulations, and the disciplinary process referenced in section one
 21 hundred thirty-eight of this chapter.
 22 § 5. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 23 sion, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of
 24 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
 25 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11173-01-5

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 1 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
 2 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 3 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 4 the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if such
 5 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
 6 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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