Bill Text: NY S02258 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes media members to have access to areas otherwise restricted to the public during public emergencies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S02258 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S02258-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2258 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 19, 2023 ___________ 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: 1 Section 1. Section 24 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. Nothing shall prevent a duly authorized representative of any 4 radio, television, newspaper or news service media from entering any 5 areas which have been restricted, regulated or controlled pursuant to 6 this section. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03793-01-3