Assembly Bill A447

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires telecommunications system contracts provide for emergency 911

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A447 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §109-e, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10662

2025-A447 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires telecommunications system contracts provide for emergency 911 in municipal land lease agreements.

2025-A447 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    447
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the  general  municipal  law,  in  relation  to  certain
   requirements for telecommunications system contracts

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 109-e to read as follows:
   §  109-E. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.  1. FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN THAT THERE ARE NO DROPPED CALLS DUE TO  LACK
 OF  CELLULAR  SERVICE  OR  THERE  ARE NO AREAS WHERE CELLULAR SERVICE IS
 COMPROMISED AND/OR UNAVAILABLE.
   (B) "TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN ALL FACILITIES OWNED, OPER-
 ATED OR USED BY A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS COMPANY TO PROVIDE SERVICES
 LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE, AUTHORITY OR MUNICIPALITY.
   (C) "VOICE SERVICE" SHALL MEAN ANY SERVICE THAT IS INTERCONNECTED WITH
 THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK AND THAT FURNISHES VOICE  COMMUNI-
 CATIONS TO AN END USER USING RESOURCES FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING
 PLAN  OR  ANY  SUCCESSOR TO THE NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING PLAN ADOPTED BY
 THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION UNDER SECTION 251(E)(1)  OF  THE  COMMUNI-
 CATIONS ACT OF 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(E)(1)); AND INCLUDES:
   (I)  TRANSMISSIONS  FROM  A  TELEPHONE FACSIMILE MACHINE, COMPUTER, OR
 OTHER DEVICE TO A TELEPHONE FACSIMILE MACHINE; AND
   (II) WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY SERVICE THAT ENABLES  REAL-TIME,  TWO-WAY
 VOICE  COMMUNICATIONS,  INCLUDING  ANY  SERVICE  THAT  REQUIRES INTERNET
 PROTOCOL-COMPATIBLE CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT  AND  PERMITS  OUT-BOUND
 CALLING,  WHETHER  OR  NOT  THE SERVICE IS ONE-WAY OR TWO-WAY VOICE OVER
 INTERNET PROTOCOL.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00417-01-5

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