Assembly Bill A1987

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A1987 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง397-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A632
2015-2016: A780
2017-2018: A4227
2019-2020: A1563
2021-2022: A3592
2023-2024: A951

2011-A1987 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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2011-A1987 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1987

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  digital  bill-
  boards

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
397-b to read as follows:
  S 397-B. DIGITAL BILLBOARDS. NO BILLBOARD PROJECTING A  DIGITAL  IMAGE
SHALL  DISPLAY  ANY  SINGLE  IMAGE,  DISPLAY, PICTURE, FRAME, MESSAGE OR
DESIGN FOR A PERIOD OF LESS THAN SIXTY CONSECUTIVE SECONDS FOR EACH SUCH
IMAGE, DISPLAY, PICTURE, FRAME, MESSAGE OR DESIGN. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM "BILLBOARD" SHALL INCLUDE ANY BILLBOARD, SIGN,
NOTICE, POSTER, DISPLAY OR OTHER STATIONARY DEVICE INTENDED  TO  ATTRACT
OR WHICH DOES ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF OPERATORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06284-01-1

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