New York S 2548: Establishes the bystander protection act

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S02548 Summary:

BILL NOS02548 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06361

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SPONSORMYRIE

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COSPNSRADDABBO, PERSAUD

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §333, Hway L

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Authorizes variable message signs placed within the right of way of highways to display certain voting related communications; provides that no such communications shall be displayed if advised by the United States Department of Transportation or any of its agencies that the display of such information will interfere with federal law or regulation or result in the reduction of federal aid highway funds.

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BILL NOS02548 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2548

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, ADDABBO, PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
 portation

 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to authorizing variable
 message signs placed within the right of way of highways to display
 certain voting related communications

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

 1 Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 333 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 333. Variable message signs; voting related communications. (a) The
 4 commissioner is authorized to place, cause to be placed, or permit to be
 5 placed permanent or portable variable message signs within the right of
 6 way of any highway over which they have jurisdiction, displaying voting
 7 related communications including without limitation:
 8 (i) notice of the deadline to register to vote beginning the fifth day
 9 prior to the respective deadline for a statewide primary or general
 10 election; and
 11 (ii) notice of any statewide general, primary, or special election for
 12 any statewide public office, beginning three days prior to and including
 13 election day.
 14 (b) Provided that it does not interfere with state or federal law or
 15 regulation, any political subdivision of the state having jurisdiction
 16 over any highway is authorized to place, cause to be placed, or permit
 17 to be placed permanent or portable variable message signs displaying
 18 voting related communications within the right of way of such highway,
 19 including without limitation:
 20 (i) notice of the deadline to register to vote beginning the fifth day
 21 prior to the respective deadline for a statewide primary or general
 22 election; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06783-01-5

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 1 (ii) notice of any statewide general, primary, or special election for
 2 any statewide public office, beginning three days prior to and including
 3 election day.
 4 (c) The commissioner shall consult the state board of elections prior
 5 to displaying voting related communications to ensure that such communi-
 6 cations are uniform and accurate. Any political subdivision of the state
 7 having jurisdiction over any highway shall consult the state board of
 8 elections prior to displaying voting related communications to ensure
 9 that such communications are uniform and accurate.
 10 (d) For purposes of this section, the term "variable message signs"
 11 shall include changeable message signs as adopted by the federal highway
 12 safety administration's manual on uniform traffic control devices,
 13 dynamic message signs developed as part of the national transportation
 14 communication for ITS protocol, and variable message signs as defined by
 15 the commissioner.
 16 (e) The commissioner may give priority to other appropriate variable
 17 message sign communications, including, but not limited to, the display
 18 of emergency alerts, amber alerts, missing vulnerable adult alerts,
 19 missing or exploited children alerts and other transportation related
 20 messages, over the communications authorized pursuant to this section.
 21 § 2. No information authorized