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Senate Bill S1838
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S1838 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Civil Rights Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง79-h, Civ Rts L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S3660
2011-S1838 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1838 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to protecting book publishers under the shield law PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would include the protection of books and book publishers under the Shield Law by extending the definition of a professional journalist to include book authors and including book publishers as protected agents. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section One paragraph 6 of subdivision (a) of section 79-h of the civil rights laws, as amended by chapter 468 of the laws of 1981, is amended to include book publishers as a professional medium or agency as a work of professional journalists. Section Two subdivision (a) of section 79-h of the Civil Rights Law is amended by adding a new paragraph (9) defining a book publisher. Section Three subdivision (b) of section 79-h of the Civil Rights Law, as amended by chapter 33 of the laws of 1990, is amended to include book publishers as a professional medium under the exemption from
2011-S1838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1838 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. OPPENHEIMER, DIAZ, KRUEGER, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to protecting book publishers under the shield law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 6 of subdivision (a) of section 79-h of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter 468 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows: (6) "Professional journalist" shall mean one who, for gain or liveli- hood, is engaged in gathering, preparing, collecting, writing, editing, filming, taping or photographing of news intended for a newspaper, maga- zine, BOOK PUBLISHER, news agency, press association or wire service or other professional medium or agency which has as one of its regular functions the processing and researching of news intended for dissem- ination to the public; such person shall be someone performing said function either as a regular employee or as one otherwise professionally affiliated for gain or livelihood with such medium of communication. S 2. Subdivision (a) of section 79-h of the civil rights law is amended by adding a new paragraph 9 to read as follows: (9) "BOOK PUBLISHER" SHALL MEAN A CORPORATION, COMPANY, PARTNERSHIP OR SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP THAT ROUTINELY PREPARES OR ISSUES FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION OR SALE BOOKS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR AUDIO, AND WHETHER IN PRINT, ON TAPE, ON DISK, OR IN ANY ELECTRONIC OR OTHER MEDIUM, CONCERN- ING LOCAL, NATIONAL OR WORLDWIDE EVENTS, OR OTHER MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST OR AFFECTING THE PUBLIC WELFARE. S 3. Subdivision (b) of section 79-h of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter 33 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06315-01-1
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