S 5824: Relates to confidential hearing records; authorizes attorney representing incarcerated individual in certain proceedings to obtain a copy of hearing record; prohibits redisclosure.
What S 5824 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to protect the confidentiality of hearing records in disciplinary proceedings and lawsuits related to these cases. An attorney representing an incarcerated individual will receive a copy of the entire hearing record, but they are not allowed to redisclose this information to anyone without proper authorization. The name, identification number, housing location, or work assignment of confidential informants can be redacted from the hearing record. This act takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5824
- What is the current status of S 5824?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5824 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 5824 pass?
- Not yet. S 5824 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5824, and where is it now?
- S 5824 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda 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 |
| Mar. 03, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 3, 2025 · 216 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5824 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, PARKER -- 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 confidential hearing records The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 138 of the correction law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 3 8. An attorney representing an incarcerated individual in any appeal 4 of a disciplinary proceeding or in any lawsuit related to such a 5 proceeding shall be provided with a copy of the entire hearing record 6 but shall not redisclose such records or any information contained in 7 the records to any person not otherwise authorized by law to obtain 8 them. The name, identification number, housing location or work assign- 9 ment of any confidential informant may be redacted from such hearing 10 record. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10072-01-5
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