Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 11, 2012 |
print number 2737a |
Jan 11, 2012 |
amend (t) and recommit to codes |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2011 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 14, 2011 |
ordered to third reading cal.1209 |
Jun 13, 2011 |
committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 31, 2011 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S2737
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S2737 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- And §190.72, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S6783
2013-2014: S3490
2011-S2737 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2737 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibition against unauthorized radio transmissions PURPOSE: To establish the crime of unauthorized radio transmission for those who broadcast radio transmission without obtaining a license to do so from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 190.72 of the penal law would be established to outlaw unauthorized radio transmissions and establish penalties for failure to do so without FCC approvals. JUSTIFICATION: Local radio stations often have their programming and signal "bumped off" the air, or drowned out by unofficial, unlicensed "pirate" radio stations that broadcast without FCC approval. This law will raise financial fines and incarceration penalties to serve as an disincentive for those who would make such illegal broadcasts. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2005-06: A.9647 (Latimer) - Referred to Assembly Codes S.7074
2011-S2737 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2737 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAND -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibition against unau- thorized radio transmissions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.72 to read as follows: S 190.72 UNAUTHORIZED RADIO TRANSMISSION. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNAUTHORIZED RADIO TRANSMISSION WHEN SUCH PERSON: 1. KNOWINGLY MAKES OR CAUSES TO BE MADE A RADIO TRANSMISSION IN THIS STATE WITHOUT FIRST HAVING OBTAINED A LICENSE OR AN EXEMPTION FROM LICENSURE FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OR OTHER APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION; OR 2. ACTS, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO CAUSE AN UNAUTHORIZED RADIO TRANSMISSION TO, OR INTERFERENCE WITH, A PUBLIC OR COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION LICENSED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OR TO ENABLE THE RADIO TRANSMISSION OR INTERFERENCE TO OCCUR. A PERSON CONVICTED OF UNAUTHORIZED RADIO TRANSMISSION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS D FELONY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00709-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S2737A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- And §190.72, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S6783
2013-2014: S3490
2011-S2737A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2737A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the prohibition against unauthorized radio transmissions PURPOSE: To establish the crime of unauthorized radio transmission for those who broadcast radio transmission without obtaining a license to do so from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 190.72 of the penal law would be established to outlaw unauthorized radio transmissions and establish penalties for failure to do so without FCC approvals. Section two sets forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Local radio stations often have their programming and signal"bumped off' the air, or drowned out by unofficial, unlicensed "pirate" radio stations that broadcast without FCC approval. This law will raise financial fines and incarceration penalties to serve as an disincentive for those who would make such illegal broadcasts.
2011-S2737A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2737--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SALAND, ESPAILLAT, PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the prohibition against unauthorized radio transmissions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 190.72 of the penal law, as added by chapter 361 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: S 190.72 Unauthorized radio transmission. A person is guilty of an unauthorized radio transmission when such person: 1. knowingly makes or causes to be made a radio transmission in this state, on a radio frequency assigned and licensed by the federal commu- nications commission for use by amplitude modulation (AM) radio stations between the frequencies of five hundred thirty kilohertz (kHz) to seven- teen hundred kilohertz (kHz), or frequency modulation (FM) radio stations between the frequencies of eighty-eight megahertz (MHz) to one hundred eight megahertz (MHz), without authorization or having first obtained a license from the federal communications commission or duly authorized federal agency, in violation of federal law; OR 2. ACTS, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO CAUSE AN UNAUTHORIZED RADIO TRANSMISSION TO, OR INTERFERENCE WITH, A PUBLIC OR COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION LICENSED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OR TO ENABLE THE RADIO TRANSMISSION OR INTERFERENCE TO OCCUR. Unauthorized radio transmission is a class [A misdemeanor] D FELONY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that if section 1 of chapter 361 of the laws of 2011 shall not have taken effect on or before such date then section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2011 takes effect.
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