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Int 0741-2018

Provision of telephone services to individuals in custody in city correctional facilities.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Criminal Justiceintroduced 2018-04-11Local Law 2018/144

Enacted as Local Law 2018/144.

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Agenda: 2018-04-11Passed: 2018-08-06Enacted: 2018-08-06

Summary

This bill would require the city to provide free domestic telephone service to individuals within the custody of the department of corrections, and prevent the city from collecting any revenue for providing telephone service.

Committee on Criminal JusticeDepartment of Correction [ and], Department of Probation, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.

How it compares

22% of similar bills passed

11 passed · 39 died

This bill: 96 days in committee

Similar bills: median 623 days · 152 days when passed

Sponsors (15)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-04-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-04-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-04-23 · Committee on Criminal Justice
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2018-04-23 · Committee on Criminal Justice
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-07-17 · Committee on Criminal Justice
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2018-07-17 · Committee on Criminal Justice
ActionAmended by Committee
2018-07-17 · Committee on Criminal Justice
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2018-07-17 · Committee on Criminal Justice
AdvancedApproved by Council
2018-07-18 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2018-07-18 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2018-08-06 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2018-08-06 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2018-08-07 · City Council

Votes (56)

Aye (47)
Corey D. JohnsonAdrienne E. AdamsAlicka Ampry-Samuel Diana I. AyalaInez D. BarronFernando Cabrera Margaret S. ChinAndrew CohenCosta G. ConstantinidesRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Chaim M. DeutschRuben Diaz, Sr.Daniel Dromm Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.Mathieu EugeneVanessa L. GibsonMark Gjonaj Barry S. GrodenchikRobert F. HoldenAndy L. KingKaren KoslowitzRory I. LancmanBrad S. LanderStephen T. LevinMark LevineAlan N. MaiselCarlos MenchacaI. Daneek MillerFrancisco P. MoyaBill PerkinsKeith Powers Antonio ReynosoDonovan J. RichardsCarlina Rivera Deborah L. RoseHelen K. RosenthalRafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresMark TreygerPaul A. ValloneJames G. Van BramerKalman Yeger Keith Powers Alicka Ampry-Samuel Robert F. HoldenRory I. LancmanCarlina Rivera
Nay (3)
Joseph C. BorelliSteven MatteoEric A. Ulrich
Absent (4)
Justin L. BrannanLaurie A. CumboPeter A. KooJumaane D. Williams
Not voting (1)
Ydanis A. Rodriguez
Excused (1)
Ben Kallos

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2018-07-18 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Criminal Justice · 2018-07-17 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Criminal Justice · 2018-04-23 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2018-04-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (19)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 9 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 9-154 to read as follows: � 9-154 Telephone services to inmates. The city shall provide telephone services to individuals within the custody of the department in city correctional facilities at no cost to the individuals or the receiving parties for domestic telephone calls. The city shall not be authorized to receive or retain any revenue for providing telephone services. � 2. This local law takes effect 270 days after it becomes law. LS #7980/Int. 1634-2017 LS 88 DA 7/10/17