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A03728 Summary:

BILL NOA03728 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRClark, Lunsford, Meeks

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §29-k, Exec L

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Requires sign language interpreters during live broadcast press conferences during a declared state of emergency.

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BILL NOA03728 

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01/30/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3728

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, CLARK, LUNSFORD, MEEKS -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring sign
 language interpreters during live broadcast press conferences during a
 declared state of emergency

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 29-k
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 29-k. Declaration of emergency, broadcast requirements. Whenever the
 4 governor has declared a disaster emergency pursuant to section twenty-
 5 eight of this article, or the chief executive of the county, or where a
 6 county is wholly contained within a city, the chief executive of the
 7 city, has proclaimed a local state of emergency pursuant to section
 8 twenty-four of this article, the chief executive must provide an Ameri-
 9 can Sign Language qualified interpreter who is certified by a recognized
 10 national or New York state credentialing authority at every live broad-
 11 cast press conference during the declared state of emergency or local
 12 state of emergency. To the greatest extent possible, the chief executive
 13 shall ensure that the sign language interpreter shall be physically
 14 positioned in a manner that such sign language interpreter's face, body,
 15 arms and hands are visible in the video transmission of the press
 16 conference at all times.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05872-01-5

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