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A03797 Summary:

BILL NO	A03797
SAME AS	SAME AS S02258
SPONSOR	Thiele
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd §24, Exec L
Authorizes media members to have access to areas otherwise restricted to the public during public emergencies.

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A03797 Actions:

BILL NO	A03797
02/08/2023	referred to governmental operations
01/03/2024	referred to governmental operations

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A03797 Committee Votes:

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A03797 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3797
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 8, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        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:
 
     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.
                                                                   LBD03793-01-3

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