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S 5016: Authorizes visitation at all general confinement correctional facilities seven days a week.
What S 5016 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide daily visitation options for inmates at general confinement correctional facilities. This will allow visitors to spend time with their loved ones every day, regardless of the facility's schedule. The law would make this option available seven days a week, ensuring that families and friends can maintain regular visits. The proposed change would take effect one year after the law is enacted.
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 5016
- What is the current status of S 5016?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 5016 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 5016 pass?
- Not yet. S 5016 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5016, and where is it now?
- S 5016 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Crime Victims, Crime & Correction.
Author and sponsors
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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 · 161 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5016 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, GOUNARDES, PERSAUD, STAVISKY -- 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 authorizing daily visitation at general confinement 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 138-b 2 to read as follows: 3 § 138-b. Daily visitation. Visitation shall be offered seven days a 4 week at all general confinement correctional facilities. 5 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 6 law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09451-01-5
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