A 3565: Prohibits county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility; provides that correction officers or staff may dispense or administer medications during a medical emergency, or dispense nonprescription medication.
What A 3565 does, verified June 5, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility, except in cases of medical emergencies. This change is intended to improve the safety and security of both correction officers and incarcerated individuals. The bill does not affect the dispensing of medications during emergencies, allowing for prompt treatment in such situations. The law will take effect 108 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: print number 3565c (2026-06-04)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3565
- What is the current status of A 3565?
- As of June 5, 2026, A 3565 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 4, 2026, was "print number 3565c".
- Did A 3565 pass?
- Not yet. A 3565 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3565, and where is it now?
- A 3565 was authored by Asm. Angelo Santabarbara with 7 coauthors. It is filed under COR, alongside 60 other New York COR bills this session.
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| Jun. 04, 2026 | print number 3565c |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | amend and recommit to correction |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to correction |
| Mar. 31, 2025 | amend and recommit to correction |
| Mar. 31, 2025 | print number 3565b |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 203 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3565 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated indi- viduals on the premises of a local correctional facility The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 505 of the correction law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. County correction officers in local correctional facilities shall 4 not dispense or administer medications to incarcerated individuals on 5 the premises of a local correctional facility, as defined in subdivision 6 sixteen of section two of this chapter. This subdivision shall not 7 impede correction officers or staff from dispensing or administering 8 medications used for the emergency treatment of known or suspected 9 opioid overdose. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05102-01-5
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