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Assembly Bill A4733

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits state entities from publishing or broadcasting certain advertisements while negotiations are still in progress

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2019-A4733 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §163-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A5293

2019-A4733 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits state entities from publishing or broadcasting advertisements regarding contract negotiations while such negotiations are still in progress without limiting the ability of such entity to publish advertisements regarding the possibility of a pending strike.

2019-A4733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4733
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  state
   entities  from publishing or broadcasting certain advertisements while
   negotiations are still in progress

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 163-b
 to read as follows:
   § 163-B. CONTRACT NEGOTIATION ADVERTISING. 1. NO AGENCY OR STATE ENTI-
 TY SHALL PUBLISH OR BROADCAST AN ADVERTISEMENT IN  ANY  MEDIA  REGARDING
 CONTRACT  NEGOTIATIONS WHICH ARE STILL IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME OF PUBLI-
 CATION OR BROADCAST; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT A STATE ENTITY FROM PUBLISHING AN ADVER-
 TISEMENT PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY  OF
 A  PENDING STRIKE AND ADVISING THE PUBLIC ON HOW SUCH STRIKE MAY DISRUPT
 SERVICES.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "ADVERTISEMENT"  MEANS  THE  PUBLICATIONS,  DISSEMINATION, CIRCU-
 LATION, OR PLACING BEFORE THE PUBLIC, OR CAUSING DIRECTLY OR  INDIRECTLY
 TO  BE  MADE,  PUBLISHED, DISSEMINATED, OR PLACED BEFORE THE PUBLIC, ANY
 ANNOUNCEMENT OR STATEMENT IN A NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE,  OR  OTHER  PUBLICA-
 TION,  OR  IN  THE  FORM  OF A BOOK, NOTICE, CIRCULAR, PAMPHLET, LETTER,
 HAND-BILL, POSTER, BILL, SIGN, PLACARD, CARD, LABEL, TAG, OR BY RADIO OR
 TELEVISION OR ANY OTHER MEANS.
   (B) "STATE ENTITY" SHALL  MEAN  ANY  STATE  BOARD,  BUREAU,  DIVISION,
 COMMITTEE,  COMMISSION,  COUNCIL,  DEPARTMENT,  PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC
 BENEFIT CORPORATION, OFFICE OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL  ENTITY  PERFORMING  A
 GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRIETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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