Bill Text: NY S06236 | 2019-2020 | 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 - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S06236 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06236-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 6236                                                  A. 7889

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                                      May 28, 2019
                                       ___________

        IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed,  and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Veterans,
          Homeland Security and Military Affairs

        IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
          to the Committee on Governmental Operations

        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.
                                                                   LBD11625-01-9
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