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A 6912: Requires video surveillance at the entrances and exits of medical wards and clinics of every correctional facility.
What A 6912 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill requires video surveillance at the entrances and exits of medical wards and clinics located in correctional facilities. Video cameras must be installed and operate on a continuous recording basis, with footage securely stored for a minimum of ninety days. Signage must be posted to inform patients, visitors, and staff that surveillance is in operation at these areas. Access to the footage is restricted to authorized personnel, and periodic audits by the attorney general are required.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to correction (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6912
- What is the current status of A 6912?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 6912 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 6912 pass?
- Not yet. A 6912 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6912, and where is it now?
- A 6912 was authored by Asm. Erik Dilan with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to correction |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | referred to correction |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 261 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6912 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring video surveillance at the entrances and exits of medical wards and clinics located in correctional facilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 140-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 140-a. Patient security. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, 4 rule or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner shall require every 5 correctional facility to conspicuously install video cameras at all 6 entrances and exits of its medical wards and clinics. Every such 7 correctional facility shall post signage to inform patients, visitors 8 and staff that surveillance is in operation at such designated areas. 9 2. Such video cameras shall operate on a continuous recording basis 10 with footage securely stored for a minimum of ninety days. Access to 11 such footage shall be restricted to authorized personnel of the correc- 12 tional facility and shall be subject to periodic audits by the attorney 13 general. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 15 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10875-02-5
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