S 5009: Requires the use of canines for contraband screening at correctional facilities housing one hundred or more incarcerated individuals.
What S 5009 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to improve contraband screening at certain correctional facilities. The law requires the establishment of a contraband screening plan, which must include the use of leashed and controlled canines trained to detect illegal drugs. These canines will be used at facilities housing one hundred or more incarcerated individuals. The law will take effect immediately, allowing for the implementation of this new screening method as soon as possible.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5009
- What is the current status of S 5009?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5009 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 5009 pass?
- Not yet. S 5009 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5009, and where is it now?
- S 5009 was authored by Sen. Mark Walczyk with 1 coauthor. 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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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2025 · 181 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5009 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- 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 canines for contraband screening at certain 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 establish a contraband screening plan which 4 shall include, but not be limited to, the use of a leashed and 5 controlled canine trained to detect illegal drugs at each correctional 6 facility housing one hundred or more incarcerated individuals. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02319-01-5
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