S 8353 New York Senate · 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 in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jun 4, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

S8353 → S8353A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to add four new sponsors (Senators Brisport, Cooney, Jackson, and Sepulveda) and to advance the legislation through the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction. The bill itself remains substantively unchanged, continuing to prohibit correctional facilities from denying visitors entry or contact visits due to menstruation.

Scope change

The bill's scope of applicability remains unchanged; only the legislative process and sponsorship have been modified.

ELIGIBILITY

The bill was re-committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction, indicating a procedural shift in which committee reviews the legislation.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include the new co-sponsors (Senators Brisport, Cooney, Jackson, and Sepulveda).

The bill was reported favorably from the Committee on Women's Issues, a procedural update reflecting committee action.

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Committee

Amendments

May 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8353A

upper

May 28, 2026

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

upper

Jun 4, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors