Bill Text: NY S03312 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-24 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S03312 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-S03312-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3312

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 24, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
          ty and Military Affairs

        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:

     1    Section  1. Section 24 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
     3    2-a. Nothing shall prevent a duly  authorized  representative  of  any
     4  radio,  television,  newspaper  or  news service media from entering any
     5  areas which have been restricted, regulated or  controlled  pursuant  to
     6  this section.
     7    § 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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