A 8230: Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish procedures to allow an incarcerated individual in a correctional facility which has suspended visiting privileges to have private meetings with their legal counsel.
What A 8230 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to provide access to legal counsel for incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities that have suspended visiting privileges. The commissioner must establish procedures to allow private meetings between the individual and their legal counsel, which can be held in-person, via telephone, or electronically. This provision will take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to correction (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8230
- What is the current status of A 8230?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 8230 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 8230 pass?
- Not yet. A 8230 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8230, and where is it now?
- A 8230 was authored by Asm. Erik Dilan. 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 |
| May. 05, 2025 | referred to correction |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 176 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8230 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 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 providing for access to legal counsel when a correctional facility has suspended visiting privileges The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 112 of the correction law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. The commissioner shall establish procedures to allow an incarcerat- 4 ed individual in a correctional facility which has suspended visiting 5 privileges to have private meetings with their legal counsel. Such 6 private meetings may be held in-person, via telephone, or electron- 7 ically. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11113-02-5
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