New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9467: Establishes procedures to be followed when the body scan of an incarcerated individual, employee or visitor to a correctional facility displays alleged abnormalities
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Establishes procedures to be followed when the body scan of an incarcerated individual, employee or visitor to a correctional facility displays alleged abnormalities; requires staff discipline for staff who have wrongfully denied visitation to a visitor or entry to an employee based on a body scan; requires the collection and reporting of certain information relating to visitation and entry denials based on body scans; requires such law to be posted in visitor processing areas of correctional facilities.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law and the correction law, in relation to body scanner procedures for employees and visitors at state and local correctional facilities.
From the introduced text, March 16, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law and the correction law, in relation to body scanner procedures for employees and visitors at state and local correctional facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 3502 of the public health law, as added by chapter 313 of the laws of 2018, subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 2022, and subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a), paragraph (b), subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), and (v) of paragraph (c), paragraph (e), and the opening paragraph and subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (f) as amended by section 1 of part LL of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6. (a) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION: (I) "BODY IMAGING SCANNING EQUIPMENT", "EQUIPMENT", AND "BODY SCANNERS" SHALL BE EQUIVALENT AND SHALL MEAN EQUIPMENT THAT UTILIZES A LOW DOSE OF IONIZING RADIATION TO PRODUCE AN ANATOMICAL IMAGE CAPABLE OF DETECTING OBJECTS PLACED ON, ATTACHED TO OR SECRETED WITHIN A PERSON'S BODY. (II) "LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS FOUND IN SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE CORRECTION LAW, AND SHALL BE APPLICABLE IN THIS SECTION TO FACILITIES THAT UTILIZE …
Sponsors
- Julia Salazar (D, 18) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1100
- : REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HEALTH
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Votes
- Senate Health Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 12, 2026): 12 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Health Committee Vote (May 12, 2026): 12 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 5, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee Vote (May 5, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is S9467?
- S9467 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes procedures to be followed when the body scan of an incarcerated individual, employee or visitor to a correctional facility displays alleged abnormalities.
- What does S9467 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law and the correction law, in relation to body scanner procedures for employees and visitors at state and local correctional facilities.
- What is the status of S9467?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9467?
- Julia Salazar (D, 18).
- Where is the official record for S9467?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9467
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