A5939 (2023-24 session)
NY State bill
Requires commissaries at correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase through the commissary that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; requires correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase from vending machines located in the visitor's area of the facility that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; and requires that the cost of such food options be comparable to food options that are ordinarily available.
- Title
- Requires religious dietary food options in prison commissaries and visitor's areas
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2023-24 session
- Status
- Signed by Governor
- Latest action date
- 2023-12-08
- Introduced
- 2023-03-24
- Same as
- S4748
- Law section
- Correction Law
Sponsors
- Simcha Eichenstein Assembly Member, District 48
Co-sponsors
- David I. Weprin Assembly Member, District 24
- Nily Rozic Assembly Member, District 25
Heard in committee
- Correction NY State Assembly committee
- Rules NY State Assembly committee
- Ways and Means NY State Assembly committee
- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction NY State Senate committee
Same as
- S4748 (2023-24 session) NY State bill
Substituted for
- S4748 (2023-24 session) NY State bill