Senate BillPassed first house
S 7728: Authorizes the use of body imaging scanning equipment in local correctional facilities for the screening of visitors in addition to incarcerated individuals.
What S 7728 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill allows licensed professionals, licensed personnel, and unlicensed personnel at local correctional facilities to use body imaging scanning equipment that applies ionizing radiation for screening purposes, including incarcerated individuals and visitors. This is permitted in accordance with regulations promulgated by the facility. The bill takes effect immediately, but the amendments to the relevant subdivision of the public health law are repealed when the subdivision is repealed.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7728
- What is the current status of S 7728?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7728 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 7728 pass?
- Not yet. S 7728 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 7728, and where is it now?
- S 7728 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | died in assembly |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | referred to health |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 1, 2025 · 283 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7728 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the use of body imaging scanning equipment in local correctional facilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of 2 section 3502 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 486 of the 3 laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other 5 provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, licensed practi- 6 tioners, persons licensed under this article and unlicensed personnel 7 employed at a local correctional facility may, in a manner permitted by 8 the regulations promulgated pursuant to this subdivision, utilize body 9 imaging scanning equipment that applies ionizing radiation to humans for 10 purposes of screening incarcerated individuals committed to such facili- 11 ty, and visitors to such facility, in connection with the implementation 12 of such facility's security program. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that 14 the amendments to subdivision 6 of section 3502 of the public health law 15 made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such 16 subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07802-02-5
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