Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2025 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S416
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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) 34th Senate District
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2025-S416 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §222-a, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S7759
2025-S416 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 416 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, PARK- ER, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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