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Bill Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement an omnibus bill related to correctional services in the state of New York Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement an omnibus bill related to correctional services in the state of New York; requires the timely disclosure of video footage related to the death of incarcerated individuals to the attorney general's office of special investigations (Part A); requires institutions and local correctional facilities to adhere to certain standards regarding the camera coverage of incarcerated individuals and detainees, and access to such camera recordings (Part B); provides notice of the death of an incarcerated individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision; requires the department to promptly notify the next of kin and any other person designated as the representative of any incarcerated individual whose death takes place during custody (Part C); directs the state commission of correction to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within New York state to provide data-driven insights and recommendations to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent future tragedies (Part D); establishes the Terry Cooper autopsy accountability act requiring autopsy reports to include all photographs of the body, microscopic slides, and post-mortem x-rays taken by, at the direction of, or reviewed by the person performing the autopsy (Part E); relates to conflicts within the office of special investigation; provides that if the office of the attorney general has a conflict representing state employees in civil litigation, the attorney general may designate a deputy attorney general or assistant attorney general to act in their place; requires the attorney general to establish procedures to screen off certain records (part F); requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to collect and report on data from the office of special investigations regarding complaints received by such office in the previous quarter (Part G); increases the number of members on the state commission of correction; provides for the manner of confirmation of such members (Part H); relates to correctional facility visits by the correctional association; authorizes the correctional association to visit correctional facilities at any time with 24 hours advance notice; grants the correctional association access to certain records and information of correctional facilities (Part I); relates to the tolling of statute of limitations for individuals in state custody; provides that with respect to state action brought by anyone to recover damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered while in state custody, the time in which such action must commence shall be extended to three years after such person is released from such custody (Part J). us/states/ny New York Legislature 2025-2026 S 8415 New York S 8415 (2025-2026)
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New York S 8415 (2025-2026) — Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement an omnibus bill related to correctional services in the state of New York

Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement an omnibus bill related to correctional services in the state of New York; requires the timely disclosure of video footage related to the death of incarcerated individuals to the attorney general's office of special investigations (Part A); requires institutions and local correctional facilities to adhere to certain standards regarding the camera coverage of incarcerated individuals and detainees, and access to such camera recordings (Part B); provides notice of the death of an incarcerated individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision; requires the department to promptly notify the next of kin and any other person designated as the representative of any incarcerated individual whose death takes place during custody (Part C); directs the state commission of correction to conduct a comprehensive study on deaths in correctional facilities within New York state to provide data-driven insights and recommendations to improve prison conditions, healthcare, and policies to prevent future tragedies (Part D); establishes the Terry Cooper autopsy accountability act requiring autopsy reports to include all photographs of the body, microscopic slides, and post-mortem x-rays taken by, at the direction of, or reviewed by the person performing the autopsy (Part E); relates to conflicts within the office of special investigation; provides that if the office of the attorney general has a conflict representing state employees in civil litigation, the attorney general may designate a deputy attorney general or assistant attorney general to act in their place; requires the attorney general to establish procedures to screen off certain records (part F); requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to collect and report on data from the office of special investigations regarding complaints received by such office in the previous quarter (Part G); increases the number of members on the state commission of correction; provides for the manner of confirmation of such members (Part H); relates to correctional facility visits by the correctional association; authorizes the correctional association to visit correctional facilities at any time with 24 hours advance notice; grants the correctional association access to certain records and information of correctional facilities (Part I); relates to the tolling of statute of limitations for individuals in state custody; provides that with respect to state action brought by anyone to recover damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered while in state custody, the time in which such action must commence shall be extended to three years after such person is released from such custody (Part J).

Version chain

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

  1. S8415 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Floor Vote — 36–23 (pass) · upper
  • Rules Vote — 14–6 (pass) · upper
  • Assembly Vote — 93–49 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Julia Salazar — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-06-09 REFERRED TO RULES referral-committee
  • 2025-06-12 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1949
  • 2025-06-12 PASSED SENATE passage
  • 2025-06-12 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  • 2025-06-12 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS referral-committee
  • 2025-06-12 SUBSTITUTED FOR A8871
  • 2025-06-12 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.699
  • 2025-06-12 PASSED ASSEMBLY passage
  • 2025-06-12 RETURNED TO SENATE
  • 2025-12-08 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR executive-receipt
  • 2025-12-19 SIGNED CHAP.707 executive-signature
  • 2025-12-19 APPROVAL MEMO.82

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8f4e193c-555d-4244-add0-fac325d37346. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).