New York A 4603: Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated individuals
Status: REFERRED TO FINANCE (as of 2026-05-28)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 4603
Sponsors: David Weprin, Al Taylor, Alex Bores, Alicia Hyndman, Amanda Septimo, Amy Paulin, Andrew Hevesi, Anna Kelles, Aron Wieder, Brian Cunningham, Carrie Woerner, Catalina Cruz, Chantel Jackson, Charles Lavine, Chris Burdick, Claire Valdez, Clyde Vanel, Dana Levenberg, Demond Meeks, Diana Moreno, Didi Barrett, Eddie Gibbs, Emily Gallagher, Erik Dilan, Gabriella Romero
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript A04603 Summary: BILL NOA04603A   SAME ASSAME AS S05037-A   SPONSORWeprin   COSPNSRWalker, Epstein, Reyes, Cruz, Hunter, Taylor, Burdick, Gonzalez-Rojas, Jackson, Barrett, Gibbs, Davila, Kelles, Simone, Septimo, Tapia, Burke, Cunningham, Clark, Meeks, Shimsky, Hevesi, Dinowitz, Simon, Zaccaro, Anderson, Bichotte Hermelyn, Levenberg, Bores, Rosenthal, Gallagher, Chandler-Waterman, Hyndman, Seawright, Shrestha, Forrest, Mitaynes, Zinerman, Raga, Paulin, Dilan, Burroughs, Wright, Valdez, Wieder, Solages, Alvarez, Benedetto, Lasher, Lavine, Bronson, Vanel, Romero, Steck, Dais, Lucas, Lunsford, Ramos, Cook, Carroll R, Woerner, Hooks, Moreno   MLTSPNSR   Add §138-c, Cor L   Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release. Go to top A04603 Actions: BILL NOA04603A   02/04/2025referred to correction 05/06/2025reported referred to ways and means 05/20/2025reported referred to rules 01/07/2026referred to ways and means 05/08/2026amend and recommit to ways and means 05/08/2026print number 4603a 05/12/2026reported referred to rules 05/14/2026reported 05/14/2026rules report cal.118 05/14/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.118 05/28/2026passed assembly 05/28/2026delivered to senate 05/28/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE 06/01/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S5037A 06/01/20263RD READING CAL.847 06/01/2026PASSED SENATE 06/01/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY Go to topA04603 Committee Votes: Committee:CORRECTION Chair:Dilan DATE:05/06/2025AYE/NAY:8/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DilanAyeTagueNay ColtonAyeGrayNay BurdickAyeDeStefanoNay KellesAyeBeephanNay EpsteinAye GibbsAye MeeksAye LevenbergAye BurroughsExcused Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:24/11 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaNay GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay ColtonAyeHawleyNay CookAyeBlankenbushNay BenedettoAyePalmesanoNay WeprinAyeWalshNay RamosAyeDeStefanoNay BraunsteinAyeManktelowNay McDonaldNaySmullenNay RozicAyeGiglioNay DinowitzAye MagnarelliAye BronsonAye DilanAye SeawrightAye HyndmanAye WalkerAye Bichotte HermelAye SimonAye CruzAye OtisAye SolagesAye HunterAye EpsteinAye SeptimoAye Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow DATE:05/12/2026AYE/NAY:22/9 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoNay GlickAyeFitzpatrickExcused ColtonAyeHawleyNay CookExcusedBlankenbushNay BenedettoAyeWalshNay WeprinAyeDeStefanoNay RamosExcusedManktelowNay BraunsteinAyeSmullenNay McDonaldAyeGiglioNay RozicAyeSlaterNay DinowitzAye MagnarelliAye BronsonAye DilanExcused SeawrightAye HyndmanAye WalkerAye Bichotte HermelAye SimonAye CruzAye OtisAye SolagesAye HunterAye SeptimoAye HevesiAye Committee:RULES Chair:Glick DATE:05/14/2026AYE/NAY:19/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaNay PretlowAyeHawleyNay CookExcusedBlankenbushNay GlickAyeBrabenecNay DinowitzAyePalmesanoNay ColtonAyeReillyExcused MagnarelliAyeSmithNay PaulinAyeJensenNay Peoples-StokesExcusedGandolfoNay BenedettoAye LavineAye LupardoAye BraunsteinAye DavilaAye HyndmanAye RozicAye BronsonAye HevesiAye HunterAye TaylorAye CruzAye VanelAye Go to topA04603 Floor Votes: DATE:05/28/2026Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 90/48Yes Alvarez Yes Carroll P No Friend No Lemondes Yes Pheffer Amato No Slater Yes ‡ Anderson Yes Carroll RC Yes Gallagher Yes Levenberg No Pirozzolo No Smith No Angelino No Cashman No Gallahan Yes Lucas Yes Powers No Smullen No Bailey ER Chandler-Waterm No Gandolfo Yes Lunsford Yes Pretlow Yes Solages No Barclay No Chang Yes Gibbs Yes Lupardo No Ra Yes ‡ Steck Yes Barrett No Chludzinski No Giglio Yes Magnarelli ER Raga Yes Stern No Beephan Yes Clark Yes Glick ER Maher Yes Rajkumar Yes Stirpe No Bendett Yes Colton Yes Gonzalez-Rojas No Manktelow ER Ramos No Tague Yes Benedetto Yes Conrad ER Gray Yes McDonald No Reilly No Tannousis
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