Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 16, 2023 | referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 15, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
May 10, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
May 09, 2023 | 1st report cal.825 |
Jan 17, 2023 | reported and committed to finance |
Jan 04, 2023 | referred to judiciary |
senate Bill S160
Sponsored By
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Jessica Ramos
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
S160 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A712
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld & add §218, amd §751, Judy L; rpld §52, Civ Rts L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012: A1276
2013-2014: A730
2015-2016: A1818
2017-2018: A4934
2019-2020: S5039, A4216
2021-2022: S792, A9592
S160 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S160 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to audio-visual coverage of judicial proceedings; and to repeal section 218 of the judiciary law and section 52 of the civil rights law relating thereto PURPOSE: Provides for audio-visual recordings in judicial proceedings; repealer. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 repeals Section 218 of the Judiciary law and adds a new Section 218 that provides for audio-visual recordings in judicial proceedings. Details requirements for equipment and personnel including type, location, and movement, provisions for livestreaming, and sound and light criteria, and when limitations on audio-visual coverage are permitted.
S160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 160 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to audio-visual coverage of judicial proceedings; and to repeal section 218 of the judiciary law and section 52 of the civil rights law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 218 of the judiciary law is REPEALED and a new section 218 is added to read as follows: § 218. AUDIO-VISUAL COVERAGE OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. 1. AUTHORI- ZATION. SUBJECT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE JUDGE OR JUSTICE PRESIDING OVER THE PROCEEDING TO EXERCISE SOUND DISCRETION TO PROHIBIT FILMING OR PHOTOGRAPHING OF PARTICULAR PARTICIPANTS IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS TO ENSURE SAFETY AND THE FAIR ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, AUDIO-VISUAL AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY COVERAGE OF PUBLIC JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE APPEL- LATE AND TRIAL COURTS OF THIS STATE SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 2. EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL. THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE PERMITTED IN ANY TRIAL OR APPELLATE COURT PROCEEDING: (A) AT LEAST TWO COMPACT VIDEO CAMERAS, EACH OPERATED BY NO MORE THAN ONE CAMERA PERSON. ADDITIONAL PERMITTED CAMERAS SHALL BE WITHIN THE SOLE DISCRETION AND AUTHORITY OF THE JUDGE OR JUSTICE PRESIDING OVER THE PROCEEDING. (B) NOT MORE THAN TWO STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS, USING NOT MORE THAN TWO STILL CAMERAS EACH. (C) NOT MORE THAN ONE AUDIO SYSTEM FOR RADIO BROADCAST PURPOSES. AUDIO PICKUP FOR ALL MEDIA PURPOSES SHALL BE PROVIDED BY EXISTING AUDIO SYSTEMS PRESENT IN THE COURTROOM. IF NO TECHNICALLY SUITABLE AUDIO SYSTEM EXISTS IN THE COURTROOM, MICROPHONES AND RELATED WIRING ESSENTIAL FOR MEDIA PURPOSES SHALL BE PERMISSIBLE PROVIDED THEY ARE UNOBTRUSIVE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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