New York A 1670: Prohibits the use of restraints on incarcerated individuals during labor, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant persons during a custodial interrogation

Status: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (as of 2026-05-19)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 1670

Sponsors: Linda Rosenthal, Al Taylor, Amy Paulin, Andrew Hevesi, Anna Kelles, Catalina Cruz, Charles Lavine, Chris Burdick, Dana Levenberg, David Weprin, Deborah Glick, Demond Meeks, Eddie Gibbs, Harvey Epstein, Jo Anne Simon, Karines Reyes, Maritza Davila, MaryJane Shimsky, Michaelle C. Solages, Nader Sayegh, Nikki Lucas, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Rebecca Seawright, Steven Otis, Steven Raga

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A01670 Summary:

BILL NOA01670B

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SAME ASSAME AS S02667-C

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRForrest, Cruz, Glick, Seawright, Reyes, Davila, Lucas, Simon, Shimsky, Levenberg, Tapia, Simone,
 Epstein, Raga, Burdick, Weprin, Lavine, Kelles, Paulin, Sayegh, Meeks, Hevesi, Otis, Gibbs,
 Solages, Taylor, Gonzalez-Rojas, Valdez

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd &sect;611, Cor L; add &sect;837-t-1, Exec L

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Prohibits the use of restraints on and the use of force against incarcerated individuals during labor and incarcerated individuals who have experienced different pregnancy outcomes, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant and post-pregnancy persons during a custodial interrogation; provides for certain exceptions for restraints to be used and in such case limits the use to wrist restraints.

Go to top A01670 Actions:

BILL NOA01670B

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01/10/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

01/20/2026amend and recommit to correction

01/20/2026print number 1670a

05/15/2026amend and recommit to correction

05/15/2026print number 1670b

05/19/2026reported referred to rules

06/04/2026reported 

06/04/2026rules report cal.470

06/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.470

06/04/2026substituted by s2667c

&nbspS02667 AMEND=C SALAZAR

&nbsp01/22/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

&nbsp01/15/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

&nbsp01/15/2026PRINT NUMBER 2667A

&nbsp01/27/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

&nbsp01/27/2026PRINT NUMBER 2667B

&nbsp04/21/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

&nbsp05/15/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

&nbsp05/15/2026PRINT NUMBER 2667C

&nbsp06/01/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/01/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1448

&nbsp06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/01/2026referred to correction

&nbsp06/04/2026substituted for a1670b

&nbsp06/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.470

&nbsp06/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/05/2026returned to senate

Go to topA01670 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CORRECTION Chair:Dilan 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:10/2 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DilanAyeDiPietroNay

ColtonAyeDeStefanoNay

BurdickAyeBeephanAye

KellesAyeGallahanAye

MeeksExcused

LevenbergAye

BurroughsAye

GallagherAye

PowersAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:20/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeBrabenecExcused

DinowitzAyePalmesanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

MagnarelliAyeSmithNay

PaulinAyeJensenNay

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA01670 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA01670 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1670--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, FORREST, CRUZ, GLICK, SEAWRIGHT,
 REYES, DAVILA, LUCAS, SIMON, SHIMSKY, LEVENBERG, TAPIA, SIMONE, RAGA,
 BURDICK, WEPRIN, LAVINE, KELLES, PAULIN, SAYEGH, MEEKS, HEVESI, OTIS,
 GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction --
 recommitted to the Committee on Correction in accordance with Assembly
 Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again
 reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the correction law and the executive law, in relation to
 prohibiting the use of restraints on incarcerated individuals during
 labor, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant persons
 during a custodial interrogation

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 611 of the correction law, as
 2 amended by chapter 17 of the laws of 2016, paragraph (c) as separately
 3 amended by chapters 322 and 621 of the laws of 2021, is amended to

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