What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to local governments
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A10680
Title of bill
An act to amend the county law and the public officers law, in relation to prohibiting the broadcast of a 911 call
Purpose
OF THE BILL: This bill is to protect the privacy of citizens who utilize our 911 emergency systems from being broadcasted across radio, television or the internet.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill states that no person shall play the recording of a 911 call over a broadcast medium. A violation of this section shall be subject to a $5,000 fine. This section does not prohibit the reading or posting of transcripts of a recording.
Section 2 of the bill adds emergency 911 calls to the list of unwar- ranted invasion of personal property.
Section 3 relates to the effective date.
Justification
A person is often in an emotional and frantic state when calling 911. These calls are often intensely intimate, portraying the first response and reaction to terrifying emergencies. It is embarrass- ing and difficult to have the audio of that call later broadcasted on the news, over the, internet or on-the radio. The person who calls 911 should have a right to privacy that their phone call recording will not be made public.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications for state
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.