New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A3565: Relates to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility
Status: In committee, June 4, 2026
Prohibits county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility; provides that correction officers or staff may dispense or administer medications during a medical emergency, or dispense nonprescription medication.
What the bill says
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility.
From the amended text, June 4, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 505 of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 6. COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS IN LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SHALL NOT DISPENSE OR ADMINISTER MEDICATIONS TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS ON THE PREMISES OF A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER. THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT, HOWEVER, IMPEDE COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS OR STAFF FROM DISPENSING OR ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS DURING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, OR FROM DISPENSING NONPRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05102-07-6
Sponsors
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111) · primary sponsor
- William Colton (D, 47)
- Phillip Steck (D, 110)
- Andrew Hevesi (D, 28)
- Maritza Davila (D, 53)
- Demond Meeks (D, 137)
- Anna Kelles (D, 125)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 3565C
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
- : REFERRED TO CORRECTION
- : PRINT NUMBER 3565B
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
- : PRINT NUMBER 3565A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
- : REFERRED TO CORRECTION
Subjects: Correction Law
Common questions
- What is A3565?
- A3565 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility.
- What does A3565 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility.
- What is the status of A3565?
- In committee as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 3565C (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A3565?
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A3565?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3565
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