A 5989 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Provides for automatic issuance of identification cards to incarcerated individuals and assistance with obtaining copies of certain documents

Summary

Provides for automatic issuance of identification cards to incarcerated individuals and assistance with obtaining copies of any documents needed to apply for identification cards, including, but not limited to, an incarcerated individual's social security card and birth certificate.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action May 18, 2026

Floor votes · Assembly May 18, 2026

How they voted

123–13

Passed · 13 other

Total votes 149

May 18, 2026

D Democratic102

91 Yea 11

89% Yea

R Republican47

32 Yea 13 Nay 2

68% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 18, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

upper

May 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

May 22, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 6, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CORRECTION

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families

Dana Levenberg

DDemocratic/Working Families

DDemocratic/Working Families