NY State Senate Bill 2021-S7342

Senate Bill S7342

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the office of information technology services to establish a gun violence alert system to be added to the emergency alert notification system

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 03, 2022	committed to rules
May 17, 2022	advanced to third reading
May 16, 2022	2nd report cal.
May 11, 2022	1st report cal.1321
Jan 05, 2022	referred to internet and technology
Aug 23, 2021	referred to rules

Votes

- May 11, 2022 - Internet And Technology Committee Vote
  S7342
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Internet And Technology Committee Vote: May 11, 2022
      
      aye (7)
      
      Borrello
      
      Mannion
      
      Oberacker
      
      Parker
      
      Ramos
      
      Savino
      
      Thomas

2021-S7342 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10272
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Executive
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S1481, A7926

2021-S7342 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office of information technology services to establish a gun violence alert system to be added to the emergency alert notification system, known as alert.ny.gov or NY-Alert to provide real-time warnings and emergency information pertaining to gun violence to citizens of New York State.

2021-S7342 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7342

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to directing the office of information technology
services to add a gun violence alert to the New York alert system

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation directs the office of information technology services
to establish a gun violence alert system to be added to the pre-exist-
ing, voluntary emergency notification system, NY Alerts.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: The office of informational technology services shall estab-
lish a gun violence alert to be added to the emergency alert notifica-
tion system, alerting subscribers within a one-mile radius of such gun
violence.

Section 2: Effective Date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill addresses the urgent need for instant and reliable reporting
on gun-related violence. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, gun violence
in New York State has soared, especially in large metropolitan areas. On
July 6, 2021, the governor declared a state of emergency related to gun
violence and deaths. With gun violence being so prevalent in New York
State, a measure of public safety would be to alert those close by to
the incident in order to allow them to vacate and take safety measures.
The implementation of this bill would provide a means for reliable and
real-time alerts to gun violence to those within a 1-mile radius of the
event. NY Alerts is a pre-existing system in which members of the public
subscribe to receive real-time notifications on topics such as severe
weather, earthquakes, public health, and more. This new addition to the
system would allow those that choose to subscribe to be aware of danger-
ous gun violence in their area in real time. Schools and other organiza-
tions have also worked with the NY Alert system in the past, and this
bill would allow schools, daycare centers, and others to alert parents
in real time of gun violence threats near them.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S7342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7342
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the  office  of  information  technology
   services to add a gun violence alert to the New York alert system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The office of information technology services shall  estab-
 lish  a  gun violence alert to be added to the emergency alert notifica-
 tion system, also known as alert.ny.gov or NY-Alert. Such  gun  violence
 alert  shall  be  added to the list of notifications available via phone
 call, email, text message, fax or  other  method  to  provide  real-time
 warnings  and  emergency information pertaining to gun violence to citi-
 zens of New York State.   Such gun violence alerts  shall  notify  those
 NY-Alert  subscribers  within a one-mile radius of such gun violence, as
 determined by the law enforcement agency or division reporting such  gun
 violence to the emergency alert notification system,  for the protection
 and safety of persons located within such area.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11994-04-1

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