A 7880: Requires the state to pay for independent autopsies at the request of the next of kin of incarcerated individuals who die in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision.
What A 7880 does, verified January 9, 2026
The state of New York would require the state to pay for independent autopsies of incarcerated individuals who die in custody. The next of kin of an incarcerated individual can request and be granted an independent autopsy after receiving a death certificate. The state would reimburse the reasonable expense of the autopsy, to the extent not already covered by the state, on vouchers submitted annually and certified by the chief fiscal officer of the county or city.
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Last action: referred to correction (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7880
- What is the current status of A 7880?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7880 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 7880 pass?
- Not yet. A 7880 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7880, and where is it now?
- A 7880 was authored by Asm. Edward Gibbs. Its committee of record is Assembly Correction. It is filed under COR, alongside 60 other New York COR bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to correction |
| Apr. 11, 2025 | referred to correction |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 259 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7880 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the state to pay for independent autopsies of incarcerated individuals who die in custody The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 16 of the correction law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. The reasonable expense of an independent autopsy requested by the 4 next of kin of an incarcerated individual whose death occurred in the 5 custody of the department shall, to the extent not otherwise reimbursed 6 by the state, be a state charge. Reimbursement of such expense shall be 7 made on vouchers submitted annually and certified by the chief fiscal 8 officer of the county or city as the case may be on the audit and 9 warrant of the comptroller. The next of kin of an incarcerated individ- 10 ual whose death occurred in the custody of the department may request 11 and shall be granted such independent autopsy after the receipt of a 12 death certificate pursuant to subdivision two of this section. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10816-01-5
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