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A 5193: Provides that the state shall pay to the city or county operating a facility, including whenever a person confined during proceedings pursuant to article ten of the mental hygiene law has been placed in any county jail or penitentiary, or a city prison operated by a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants, the actual per day per capita cost as certified to the state commissioner of corrections and community supervision by the appropriate local official for the care of such person as approved by the director of the budget.
What A 5193 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to amend the executive law to ensure that the state reimburses cities and counties for the cost of caring for individuals who are not detained due to a lack of evidence or other non-conviction related reasons. These individuals include those who are presumptively released, paroled, or conditionally released, as well as those under post-release supervision or prisoners who are being supervised out-of-state. The state will pay the actual per day per capita cost of caring for these individuals, as certified by the local official and approved by the director of the budget. The reimbursement will be made to the city or county operating the facility where the individual is being held. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to correction (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5193
- What is the current status of A 5193?
- As of January 11, 2026, A 5193 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to correction".
- Did A 5193 pass?
- Not yet. A 5193 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5193, and where is it now?
- A 5193 was authored by Asm. Joe DeStefano. Its committee of record is Assembly Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to correction |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to correction |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 309 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5193 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to certain reimbursement rates The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 259-i of the executive law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. Reimbursement rate. Whenever a presumptively released, paroled or 4 conditionally released person or a person under post-release supervision 5 or a prisoner received under the uniform act for out-of-state parolee 6 supervision has, pursuant to this subdivision, or whenever a person 7 confined during proceedings pursuant to article ten of the mental 8 hygiene law been placed in any county jail or penitentiary, or a city 9 prison operated by a city having a population of one million or more 10 inhabitants, for any period that such person is not detained pursuant to 11 commitment based on an indictment, an information, a simplified informa- 12 tion, a prosecutor's information, a misdemeanor complaint or a felony 13 complaint, an arrest warrant or a bench warrant, or any order by a court 14 of competent jurisdiction, the state shall pay to the city or county 15 operating such facility the actual per day per capita cost as certified 16 to the state commissioner of corrections and community supervision 17 services by the appropriate local official for the care of such person 18 as approved by the director of the budget. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00401-01-5
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