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Assembly Bill A7889

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing media access to certain areas during publicly declared emergencies

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2019-A7889 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6236
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A5808, S5170
2023-2024: A3797, S2258
2025-2026: S3312

2019-A7889 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes media members to have access to areas otherwise restricted to the public during public emergencies.

2019-A7889 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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     S. 6236                                                  A. 7889
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               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:
 
   Section 1. Section 24 of the executive law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  NOTHING  SHALL  PREVENT  A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY
 RADIO, TELEVISION, NEWSPAPER OR NEWS SERVICE  MEDIA  FROM  ENTERING  ANY
 AREAS  WHICH  HAVE  BEEN RESTRICTED, REGULATED OR CONTROLLED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION.
   § 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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