S 6451: Requires foster care records of incarcerated individuals to be sent to the correctional facility.
What S 6451 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to improve the treatment of individuals with a history of being in foster care. When a person with a previous foster care history is committed to the department of corrections, the department must obtain a record of their foster care, including their age and duration of care. This record will be made available to the correctional facility where the person is incarcerated, which includes juvenile detention facilities. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6451
- What is the current status of S 6451?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6451 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 6451 pass?
- Not yet. S 6451 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6451, and where is it now?
- S 6451 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. 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. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 249 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6451 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 certain persons received into the custody of the department of corrections and commu- nity supervision The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 71 of the correction law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 9 to read as follows: 3 9. When a person is committed to the custody of the department and 4 such person has a previous history of being in the foster care system 5 pursuant to the social services law the department shall obtain a record 6 of such foster care including but not limited to what age such person 7 entered foster care and for what period of time such person was under 8 such care. A copy of such records shall be made available and delivered 9 to any correctional facility where such person is incarcerated. A 10 correctional facility for purposes of this subdivision shall include a 11 juvenile detention facility. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00795-01-5
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