New York S 8551: Relates to a statewide referendum process for certain legislative proposals

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S08551 Summary:

BILL NOS08551 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWEIK

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COSPNSRRHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §837-z, Exec L

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Creates the blue light emergency phones grant program for the purpose of public safety; directs a study be conducted to report upon the impact of such program.

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BILL NOS08551 

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10/24/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8551

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 October 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the blue
 light emergency phones grant program

 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 837-z
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 837-z. Blue light emergency phones program. 1. Within amounts appro-
 4 priated therefor, the division shall implement a blue light emergency
 5 phones grant program for the purpose of public safety. Under such
 6 program, the division shall provide grants to municipalities to install
 7 blue lighted emergency phones that, when used, shall automatically dial
 8 9-1-1 and ring directly to the police department. Municipalities shall
 9 install such blue light emergency phones in public parks and other
 10 public areas with a history of illicit drug activity or overdoses.
 11 2. The commissioner shall cause a study to be performed to analyze how
 12 the implementation of the blue light emergency phones grant program
 13 impacts public safety.
 14 3. Eighteen months after the effective date of this section, the
 15 commissioner shall complete the study conducted pursuant to subdivision
 16 two of this section and shall thereafter deliver a copy of the findings
 17 of the study and any legislative recommendations deemed to be necessary
 18 to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker
 19 of the assembly.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 21 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13603-01-5

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