{"bill":{"bill_key":"NY-S5298-2026","title":"Prohibits corrections employees from participating in degrading behavior towards incarcerated persons or fellow employees; establishes any individual who participates in such behavior shall be disciplined by the department and may have their employment terminated for cause.","side":"pro","state":"NY","year":2026,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"Prohibits corrections employees from participating in degrading behavior towards incarcerated persons or fellow employees; establishes any individual who participates in such beha…","notes":"failed at sine die 2026-06-05; Don't insult prisoners based on their identity; SOGI inclusive","types_str":"Prisoner Nondiscrimination","sponsor_mix":"D","url":"https://legiscan.com/NY/bill/S05298/2025","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"S. 5298, 2025–2026 Leg., Reg. Sess. (N.Y. 2025), https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5298.","short":"N.Y. S. 5298."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Luis Sepulveda","party":"D","state":"NY","district":"SD-032","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-14215"}],"citations":[],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":2550}]}}