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A5957 • 2025

Relates to confidential hearing records

Relates to confidential hearing records

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Sponsor
Erik Dilan
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relates to confidential hearing records

Relates to confidential hearing records Relates to confidential hearing records; authorizes attorney representing incarcerated individual in certain proceedings to obtain a copy of hearing record; prohibits redisclosure.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to confidential hearing records Relates to confidential hearing records; authorizes attorney representing incarcerated individual in certain proceedings to obtain a copy of hearing record; prohibits redisclosure.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  2. 2026-05-18 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  3. 2026-05-18 Senate

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

  4. 2026-02-26 Assembly

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.270

  5. 2026-02-25 Assembly

    REPORTED

  6. 2026-01-28 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

  7. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    REFERRED TO CORRECTION

  8. 2025-02-25 Assembly

    REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Official Summary Text

Relates to confidential hearing records
Relates to confidential hearing records; authorizes attorney representing incarcerated individual in certain proceedings to obtain a copy of hearing record; prohibits redisclosure.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          5957

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    February 25, 2025
                                       ___________

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

        AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to confidential  hearing
          records

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 138 of the correction law is amended  by  adding  a
     2  new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
     3    8.  AN  ATTORNEY REPRESENTING AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL IN ANY APPEAL
     4  OF A DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING  OR  IN  ANY  LAWSUIT  RELATED  TO  SUCH  A
     5  PROCEEDING  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE ENTIRE HEARING RECORD
     6  BUT SHALL NOT REDISCLOSE SUCH RECORDS OR ANY  INFORMATION  CONTAINED  IN
     7  THE  RECORDS  TO  ANY  PERSON  NOT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO OBTAIN
     8  THEM. THE NAME, IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, HOUSING LOCATION OR WORK  ASSIGN-
     9  MENT  OF  ANY  CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMANT MAY BE REDACTED FROM SUCH HEARING
    10  RECORD.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10072-01-5