---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to certain peer support advocates based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration"
description: "Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to peer support advocates who are certified or licensed and are participating in the provision of corrections-based substance use disorder treatment and transition services based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 4159"
citation: "New York A 4159 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chantel Jackson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-31"
last_action: "2025-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8e3c061-d419-4033-a6cc-21e1fe1923ba"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4159"
source_hash: "b92661c88efbc622ccb1c67903595fc56825c42ec87dafbffd2531379f65eaae"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 4159 (2025-2026) — Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to certain peer support advocates based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration

Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to peer support advocates who are certified or licensed and are participating in the provision of corrections-based substance use disorder treatment and transition services based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A4159** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4159&term=2025&Text=Y)
2. **A4159A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4159A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **55–6** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chantel Jackson — primary (person)
- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- Demond Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- Harvey Epstein — cosponsor (person)
- Maritza Davila — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-31** REFERRED TO CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** REPORTED
- **2025-03-27** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.75
- **2025-04-02** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4159A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-04-08** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-04-08** REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1806A
- **2025-04-29** 3RD READING CAL.380
- **2025-04-29** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-04-29** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-10-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-10-16** SIGNED CHAP.449 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8e3c061-d419-4033-a6cc-21e1fe1923ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).