Assembly Bill A9728A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the "keep police radio public act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A9728 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7759
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §222-a, Exec L

2023-A9728 - Summary

Enacts the "keep police radio public act"; ensures that, except for sensitive information, all radio communications are accessible to emergency services organizations and professional journalists.

2023-A9728 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9728
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  enacting  the  "keep
   police radio public act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the  "keep
 police radio public act".
   §  2.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 222-a to
 read as follows:
   § 222-A. LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC ACCESS.    1.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "DULY AUTHORIZED MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE  OR  ORGANIZATION"  MEANS  A
 DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OR ORGANIZATION OF ANY PRINT, DIGITAL, OR
 BROADCAST NEWS SERVICE.
   (B)  "EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATION" MEANS A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGEN-
 CY, VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION OR GROUP ORGANIZED AND  FUNCTIONING  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF PROVIDING FIRE, MEDICAL, AMBULANCE, RESCUE, HOUSING, FOOD OR
 OTHER SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARD RELIEVING HUMAN SUFFERING, INJURY OR LOSS
 OF LIFE OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS A RESULT  OF  AN  EMERGENCY,  INCLUDING
 NON-PROFIT  AND  GOVERNMENTALLY-SUPPORTED  ORGANIZATIONS,  BUT EXCLUDING
 GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
   (C) "ENCRYPTION" MEANS THE  ENCODING  OF  VOICE  COMMUNICATION  ON  AN
 ANALOG  OR DIGITALLY MODULATED RADIO CARRIER, WHICH RENDERS THE COMMUNI-
 CATION DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO BE MONITORED BY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
 RADIO RECEIVERS OR SCANNERS.
   (D) "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS ANY AGENCY  OR  DEPARTMENT  OF  ANY
 MUNICIPALITY,  ANY  POLICE  DISTRICT, OR ANY AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, COMMIS-
 SION, AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK
 EMPLOYING A POLICE OFFICER OR POLICE OFFICERS AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN
 SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
   (E) "RADIO COMMUNICATIONS" MEANS VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE BROAD-
 CAST  OVER  A  RADIO  FREQUENCY  EITHER  FROM A DISPATCH CENTER TO FIELD
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A9728A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7759
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §222-a, Exec L

2023-A9728A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "keep police radio public act"; ensures that, except for sensitive information, all radio communications are accessible to emergency services organizations and professional journalists.

2023-A9728A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9728--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. REYES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, DARLING -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to enacting the "keep
   police radio public act"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "keep
 police radio public act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  222-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  222-A.  LAW  ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC ACCESS.   1. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A)  "EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATION" MEANS A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGEN-
 CY, VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION OR GROUP ORGANIZED AND  FUNCTIONING  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF PROVIDING FIRE, MEDICAL, AMBULANCE, RESCUE, HOUSING, FOOD OR
 OTHER SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARD RELIEVING HUMAN SUFFERING, INJURY OR LOSS
 OF LIFE OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS A RESULT  OF  AN  EMERGENCY,  INCLUDING
 NON-PROFIT  AND  GOVERNMENTALLY-SUPPORTED  ORGANIZATIONS,  BUT EXCLUDING
 GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
   (B) "ENCRYPTION" MEANS THE  ENCODING  OF  VOICE  COMMUNICATION  ON  AN
 ANALOG  OR DIGITALLY MODULATED RADIO CARRIER, WHICH RENDERS THE COMMUNI-
 CATION DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO BE MONITORED BY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
 RADIO RECEIVERS OR SCANNERS.
   (C) "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS ANY AGENCY  OR  DEPARTMENT  OF  ANY
 MUNICIPALITY,  ANY  POLICE  DISTRICT, OR ANY AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, COMMIS-
 SION, AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK
 EMPLOYING A POLICE OFFICER OR POLICE OFFICERS AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN
 SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
   (D) "RADIO COMMUNICATIONS" MEANS VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE BROAD-
 CAST  OVER  A  RADIO  FREQUENCY  EITHER  FROM A DISPATCH CENTER TO FIELD
 PERSONNEL, FROM FIELD PERSONNEL TO A DISPATCH CENTER, OR  BETWEEN  FIELD
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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