Senate Bill S3312

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing media access to certain areas during publicly declared emergencies

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

  • 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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2025-S3312 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6236
2021-2022: S5170
2023-2024: S2258

2025-S3312 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes media members to have access to areas otherwise restricted to the public during public emergencies.

2025-S3312 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3312 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3312
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  allowing  represen-
   tatives  of  the media authorized access to areas closed during public
   emergencies

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 24 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. NOTHING SHALL PREVENT A DULY  AUTHORIZED  REPRESENTATIVE  OF  ANY
 RADIO,  TELEVISION,  NEWSPAPER  OR  NEWS SERVICE MEDIA FROM ENTERING ANY
 AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED, REGULATED OR  CONTROLLED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07524-01-5

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