New York Senate Bill 5237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
Pending: Senate Budget and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Prohibits the diversion of funds dedicated to operating and maintaining an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system or other municipal public safety upgrades to the general fund or to any other purpose; requires a diversion impact statement if any diversion of funds occurs by passage of legislation; provides that a portion of funds collected from the public safety communications surcharge will go to the municipal public safety upgrade fund instead of the general fund; and establishes the municipal public safety upgrade fund.

Prohibits the diversion of funds dedicated to operating and maintaining an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system or other municipal public safety upgrades to the general fund or to any other purpose; requires a diversion impact statement if any diversion of funds occurs by passage of legislation; provides that a portion of funds collected from the public safety communications surcharge will go to the municipal public safety upgrade fund instead of the general fund; and establishes the municipal public safety upgrade fund.

Sen. Fred Akshar [R]

Sen. Daphne Jordan [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-08	Senate	REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
2019-04-17	Senate	REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S5237
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S05237&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S05237