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NY State Legislature · A4159-2025 · Signed by Governor

Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to certain peer support advocates based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration

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Officially: “Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to certain peer support advocates based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration Read the full text

Assembly

What it does

Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to peer support advocates who are certified or licensed and are participating in the provision of corrections-based substance use disorder treatment and transition services based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

REFERRED TO CORRECTION · Jan 31, 2025

Assembly

REPORTED · Mar 25, 2025

Assembly

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.75 · Mar 27, 2025

Assembly

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4159A · Apr 2, 2025

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY · Apr 8, 2025

Assembly

DELIVERED TO SENATE · Apr 8, 2025

Assembly

REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION · Apr 8, 2025

Senate

SUBSTITUTED FOR S1806A · Apr 29, 2025

Senate

3RD READING CAL.380 · Apr 29, 2025

Senate

PASSED SENATE · Apr 29, 2025

Senate

RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · Apr 29, 2025

Senate

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Oct 9, 2025

Assembly

SIGNED CHAP.449 · Oct 16, 2025

Assembly

The numbers

5
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Chantel JacksonChris BurdickMaritza DavilaDemond MeeksHarvey Epstein

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-04-29 · EXC 1, NAY 6, AYE 55
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc.via Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc.
1 filing
From 1 filing in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Oct 16, 2025).