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S 6350: Requires that correction officers employed in correctional facilities be identified by badge number only.
What S 6350 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the correction law to change the way correction officers are identified in correctional facilities. Currently, correction officers are required to wear or display a tag with their name. Under the proposed amendment, correction officers would only be identified by a tag or display with their badge number. This change would take effect sixty days after the bill becomes 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 6350
- What is the current status of S 6350?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 6350 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 6350 pass?
- Not yet. S 6350 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6350, and where is it now?
- S 6350 was authored by Sen. Mark Walczyk. 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 |
| Mar. 11, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 11, 2025 · 196 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6350 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 11, 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 identification of correction officers 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 22-b 2 to read as follows: 3 § 22-b. Identification of correction officers. No correction officer 4 employed in a correctional facility shall be required to wear or display 5 a tag displaying the correction officer's name, in whole or in part. 6 Correction officers employed in such facilities shall be identified by a 7 tag or other display of the officer's badge number only. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08662-01-5
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