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S 2311: Allows county correctional facilities to use the profits from commissaries or canteens within the facilities for the general purposes of the institution.
What S 2311 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to improve the treatment of inmates in county correctional facilities. The key points of the bill are: The law requires the profits from commissaries or canteens in county correctional facilities to be deposited into a special fund, known as the commissary or canteen fund. These funds will be used for the general purposes of the institution, ensuring that the profits generated by inmate transactions are reinvested in the facility. The law does not specify how the funds should be used, allowing the facility to allocate them as needed. The proposed law takes effect 30 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 2311
- What is the current status of S 2311?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 2311 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 CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION".
- Did S 2311 pass?
- Not yet. S 2311 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 2311, and where is it now?
- S 2311 was authored by Sen. Robert Ortt. Its committee of record is Senate Crime Victims, Crime & Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 216 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2311 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the use of profits from commissaries or canteens in county 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 500-q 2 to read as follows: 3 § 500-q. Use of profits from commissaries or canteens. Notwithstand- 4 ing any other provision of law, moneys received by the head of a county 5 correctional facility as profits from the sales of the commissary or 6 canteen shall be deposited in a special fund to be known as the commis- 7 sary or canteen fund and such funds shall be used for the general 8 purposes of the institution. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 10 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05413-01-5
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