New York Senate Bill S06390

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 3/13/25
• Refer: 3/13/25
• Engrossed: 6/4/25
• Refer: 6/4/25
• Refer: 1/7/26

Caption

Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to make correctional facility water testing results accessible directly, upon request, to incarcerated individuals and correctional facility staff in such facilities and make such water testing results available to the public on the website of the department.

Summary

S06390 amends the New York Correction Law to require the Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision to make correctional facility water testing results accessible directly, upon request, to incarcerated individuals and correctional facility staff. It also requires those results to be posted on the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision website so they are available to the public. The bill is a transparency and public-notification measure focused on environmental health conditions inside state correctional facilities. By creating a direct access requirement for people living and working in prisons, and a public website posting requirement, the bill aims to improve awareness of water quality issues and allow affected individuals, advocates, and the public to monitor testing results more easily.

Impact

The bill would add a new subdivision to section 112 of the Correction Law, imposing a new disclosure duty on the commissioner of corrections and community supervision. It does not appear to change water testing standards themselves; rather, it changes how testing results must be shared with incarcerated individuals, correctional facility staff, and the public. The practical effect is to increase transparency around prison water quality and potentially support oversight, advocacy, and health-related responses if contamination or other issues are identified.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests broad support for the bill. It passed the Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee unanimously and later passed the Senate floor unanimously as well. No committee transcript was provided, but the unanimous votes indicate little visible opposition in the recorded legislative process.

Contention

There is no recorded committee debate in the provided materials, and the unanimous votes suggest the bill was not especially controversial. Any potential points of concern would likely center on administrative burden, compliance, or the handling of sensitive facility information, but no specific objections from legislators, the department, or other stakeholders are included in the record provided.