New York S 2409: Relates to the housing of transgender or intersex incarcerated individuals

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S02409 Summary:

BILL NOS02409 

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Relates to the housing of transgender or intersex incarcerated individuals; authorizes the sheriff to assign a transgender or intersex incarcerated individual to any facility housing unit which shall ensure the incarcerated individual's health and safety.

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01/17/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2409

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
 Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the housing of trans-
 gender or intersex incarcerated individuals

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

 1 Section 1. Section 500-b of the correction law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
 3 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a transgender or
 4 intersex incarcerated individual may be assigned to any facility housing
 5 unit which, upon the determination of the sheriff, ensures the incarcer-
 6 ated individual's health and safety and is consistent with facility
 7 management and security.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect sixty days after it shall have become
 9 a law; provided, however, that the amendments to section 500-b of the
 10 correction law made by section one of this act shall not affect the
 11 repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06397-01-5

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