A 8840 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Provides that no state or local correctional facility shall deny entry to a visitor to such facility due to the fact that such person is menstruating, wearing a menstrual product or has a contraceptive device

Summary

Provides that no state or local correctional facility shall deny entry to a person visiting such facility due to the fact that such person is menstruating or has a contraceptive device or appears on body scan imaging or alternative methods to have or be using a menstrual product or contraceptive device.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Jun 9, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

A8840 → A8840A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add two new co-sponsors and update the legislative history to reflect that the bill was discharged from committee, amended, and reprinted. The core policy regarding menstrual products for visitors remains unchanged, but the bill number was updated to A8840A to reflect these procedural changes.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the list of sponsors and procedural status were updated.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors Paulin, Kelles, Tapia, Burroughs, Raga, and Meeks to the list of legislators who introduced the bill.

Updated the legislative history to indicate the bill was discharged from the Committee on Correction, amended, and ordered reprinted.

Changed the bill number from A8840 to A8840-A.

Updated the section number in the text from 138-b to 138-c.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026 · Assembly Jun 1, 2026

How they voted

39–22

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 63

Jun 3, 2026

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

22 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 1, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

May 19, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8840A

lower

May 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CORRECTION

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CORRECTION

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors