A 8739: Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to promulgate rules and regulations to establish and maintain a system for the preservation of data on tier one violations in correctional facilities.
What A 8739 does, verified May 29, 2026
The bill aims to preserve records of certain violations in correctional facilities. The commissioner will establish and maintain a system for storing data on tier one violations, which will be kept separately from an individual's institutional record. This system will not prevent facilities from removing tier one violations from an individual's record. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-05-29)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8739
- What is the current status of A 8739?
- As of May 29, 2026, A 8739 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on May 29, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION".
- Did A 8739 pass?
- Not yet. A 8739 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote A 8739, and where is it now?
- A 8739 was authored by Asm. Erik Dilan. Its committee of record is Senate Crime Victims, Crime & Correction. It is filed under COR, alongside 60 other New York COR bills this session.
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| May. 29, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| May. 28, 2026 | delivered to senate |
| May. 28, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Mar. 19, 2026 | amended on third reading 8739a |
| Feb. 26, 2026 | advanced to third reading cal.276 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 2, 2025 · 187 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8739 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 2, 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 preserving records of certain violations in correctional facilities 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 promulgate rules and regulations to estab- 4 lish and maintain a system for the preservation of data on tier one 5 violations in correctional facilities, which shall be kept separately 6 from an incarcerated individual's institutional record, and shall not 7 prevent a correctional facility from removing a tier one violation from 8 an incarcerated individual's institutional record. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13254-01-5
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