New York S 6389: Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals

Status: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (as of 2026-05-18)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 6389

Sponsors: Pete Harckham

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S06389 Summary:

BILL NOS06389 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04503

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals and make a report to the governor and the legislature of the findings, conclusions and recommendations.

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BILL NOS06389 

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03/13/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

04/08/20251ST REPORT CAL.646

04/09/20252ND REPORT CAL.

04/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/06/2025PASSED SENATE

06/06/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/06/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

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

03/24/20261ST REPORT CAL.622

03/25/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/18/2026PASSED SENATE

05/18/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/18/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6389

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 13, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT directing the commissioner of corrections and community super-
 vision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated
 individuals

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

 1 Section 1. The commissioner of corrections and community supervision
 2 is authorized and directed to study gender disparity in resources
 3 provided to incarcerated individuals. Such study shall include, but not
 4 be limited to:
 5 (a) what resources are made available to incarcerated individuals;
 6 (b) the amount of such resources made available to incarcerated indi-
 7 viduals of each gender;
 8 (c) the reasons for any disparities found between the amount of
 9 resources made available to incarcerated individuals of each gender;
 10 (d) recommendations on actions that may be taken to resolve any
 11 disparities found between the amount of resources made available to
 12 incarcerated individuals of each gender; and
 13 (e) any other related information that the commissioner may deem
 14 necessary or relevant in carrying out this study.
 15 § 2. The commissioner of corrections and community supervision shall
 16 make a report to the governor and the legislature of the findings,
 17 conclusions and recommendations no later than one year after the effec-
 18 tive date of this act and shall submit with this report such legislative
 19 proposals as they deem necessary to implement their recommendations.
 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08556-01-5

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