NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8875

Senate Bill S8875

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the New York city transit authority and metropolitan transportation authority to ensure the proper operation of security cameras at subway stations and report thereon

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 05, 2024	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate
May 28, 2024	ordered to third reading cal.1514 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 22, 2024	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 5, 2024 - Floor Vote
  S8875
  
  59
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 5, 2024
      
      aye (59)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      absent (1)
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      excused (2)
      
      Parker
      
      Walczyk
  May 28, 2024 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8875
  
  19
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 28, 2024
      
      aye (19)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      excused (1)
      
      Krueger

2023-S8875 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1204 & 1265, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6348
2017-2018: S591
2019-2020: S2783
2021-2022: S5832

2023-S8875 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the New York city transit authority and metropolitan transportation authority to ensure the proper operation of security cameras at subway stations and report thereon.

2023-S8875 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8875

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit
authority to ensure proper operation of security cameras at subway
stations and issue reports thereon

 
PURPOSE:

This bill directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to ensure
proper operation of all security cameras in its operated subway
stations, as well as publish annual reports as to instances of failures
and the causes thereof

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the Public Authorities Law, as it pertains to the New
York City Transit Authority, to direct the MTA to ensure proper opera-
tion of all security cameras in its operated subway stations, as well as

to publish annual reports as to instances of failures and the causes of
such failures.

Section 2 amends the Public Authorities Law, as it pertains to the
Metropolitan Transit Authority, to direct the MTA to ensure proper oper-
ation of all security cameras in its operated subway stations, as well
as to publish annual reports as to instances of failures and the causes
of such failures.

Section 3 sets forth the effective date of this act.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Right now, the New York National Guard has been activated to patrol
subways due to multiple shooting incidents on the subway.  Additionally,
while the numbers of overall crime do not support the idea that the
subway is "unsafe," it certainly would provides riders a great deal of
peace of mind knowing the camera systems on the subway actually work.

This bill directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to make sure
every security camera is functional. Ensuring that all security cameras
in New York City's subway system are operational is essential to the
safety of customers. While it is already a goal of MTA to ensure cameras
function properly, the provisions of this bill would provide them added
responsibility in that effort.  Back in 2010, Mayor Michael Bloomberg
acknowledged that "a lot of those cameras don't work" when published
reports indicated that about half of subway station security cameras
were inoperative. Where instances of injuries and fatalities on New York
City subway tracks have escalated in recent years, it is important for
security cameras to be in constant operation to collect adequate
evidence of criminal activity, and to be both preventative for possible
criminals, and ensure that folks who break our laws on the subway are
held accountable in the criminal justice system.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020- 2022- Comrie
2018- S591 PERALTA No Same as

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act will take effect immediately.

2023-S8875 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8875
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
   metropolitan transportation authority and the New  York  city  transit
   authority  to  ensure  proper  operation of security cameras at subway
   stations and issue reports thereon

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 1204 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 16-b to read as follows:
   16-B. (A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF ALL  SECURITY
 CAMERAS AT ALL SUBWAY STATIONS OPERATED BY SUCH AUTHORITY.
   (B)  THE  AUTHORITY  IS  FURTHER  DIRECTED TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT
 RELATING TO THE PROPER OPERATION OF SECURITY CAMERAS AT SUBWAY STATIONS,
 WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (1) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SYSTEMWIDE INCIDENTS OF SECURITY CAMERA  FAIL-
 URES  OCCURRING  WITHIN  A CALENDAR YEAR, AS WELL AS A METRIC INDICATING
 THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL SYSTEMWIDE SECURITY CAMERAS  HAVING  FAILED  AT  A
 POINT DURING A CALENDAR YEAR;
   (2)  THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT EACH SECURITY CAMERA EXPERIENCING A FAIL-
 URE WAS MALFUNCTIONING FOR;
   (3) WHEN DETERMINABLE, A METRIC INDICATING  THE  CAUSE  OR  CAUSES  OF
 SECURITY CAMERA FAILURES WITHIN A CALENDAR YEAR; AND
   (4)  A  LIST OF SECURITY CAMERA FAILURES OCCURRING WITHIN THE CALENDAR
 YEAR, DELINEATED BY EACH SUBWAY STATION OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY.
   § 2. Section 1265 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 12-a to read as follows:
   12-A. (A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF ALL  SECURITY
 CAMERAS AT ALL SUBWAY STATIONS OPERATED BY SUCH AUTHORITY.
   (B)  SUCH  AUTHORITY  IS  FURTHER DIRECTED TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT
 RELATING TO THE PROPER OPERATION OF SECURITY CAMERAS AT SUBWAY STATIONS,
 WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SYSTEMWIDE INCIDENTS OF SECURITY CAMERA  FAIL-
 URES  OCCURRING  WITHIN  A CALENDAR YEAR, AS WELL AS A METRIC INDICATING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD04644-01-3
 S. 8875                             2
 
 THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL SYSTEMWIDE SECURITY CAMERAS  HAVING  FAILED  AT  A
 POINT DURING A CALENDAR YEAR;
   (II) THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT EACH SECURITY CAMERA EXPERIENCING A FAIL-
 URE WAS MALFUNCTIONING FOR;
   (III)  WHEN  DETERMINABLE,  A METRIC INDICATING THE CAUSE OR CAUSES OF
 SECURITY CAMERA FAILURES WITHIN A CALENDAR YEAR; AND
   (IV) A LIST OF SECURITY CAMERA FAILURES OCCURRING WITHIN THE  CALENDAR
 YEAR, DELINEATED BY EACH SUBWAY STATION OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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