Assembly BillIntroduced
A 8027: Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of mental health, to make mental health counseling available to all correction officers and civilian staff in correctional facilities.
What A 8027 does, verified January 8, 2026
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of mental health, to make mental health counseling available to all correction officers and civilian staff in correctional facilities.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to correction (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8027
- What is the current status of A 8027?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8027 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 8027 pass?
- Not yet. A 8027 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8027, and where is it now?
- A 8027 was authored by Asm. Paula Elaine Kay with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to correction |
| Apr. 22, 2025 | referred to correction |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 22, 2025 · 177 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8027 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to providing mental health counseling for correction officers and civilian staff 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 22-b 2 to read as follows: 3 § 22-b. Correction officer and civilian staff mental health coun- 4 seling. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of 5 mental health, shall make mental health counseling available to all 6 correction officers and civilian staff in correctional facilities. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 8 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11130-02-5
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