S 3455: Relates to penalties for the promotion of prison contraband; amends the definition of dangerous contraband; amends the promotion of prison contraband in the first degree to a class C felony.
What S 3455 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to strengthen laws related to contraband in detention facilities. It expands the definition of "dangerous contraband" to include items such as firearms, destructive devices, and controlled substances. The bill also introduces a new crime, "promoting prison contraband in the first degree," which covers knowingly introducing or possessing dangerous contraband into a facility. This new crime is classified as a class D felony. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3455
- What is the current status of S 3455?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3455 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 CODES".
- Did S 3455 pass?
- Not yet. S 3455 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3455, and where is it now?
- S 3455 was authored by Sen. Pamela Helming. Its committee of record is Senate Codes. It is filed under Penal, alongside 132 other New York Penal bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 294 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3455 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the promotion of prison contraband The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 205.00 of the penal law is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 4. "Dangerous contraband" means contraband which is capable of such 4 use as may endanger the safety or security of a detention facility or 5 any person therein which shall include, but shall not be limited to 6 firearms and other dangerous weapons as defined in section 265.00 of 7 this part, destructive devices as defined in 26 USC §5845(f) and 8 controlled substances as defined in section 220.00 of this part. 9 § 2. Section 205.25 of the penal law is amended to read as follows: 10 § 205.25 Promoting prison contraband in the first degree. 11 A person is guilty of promoting prison contraband in the first degree 12 when: 13 1. [He] Such person knowingly and unlawfully introduces any dangerous 14 contraband into a detention facility; or 15 2. Being a person confined in a detention facility, [he] such person 16 knowingly and unlawfully makes, obtains or possesses any dangerous 17 contraband. 18 Promoting prison contraband in the first degree is a class [D] C felo- 19 ny. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07218-01-5
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