New York S 6865: Establishes a fuel cell incentive program

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S06865 Summary:

BILL NOS06865A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08386-A

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SPONSORWEBB

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, LIU, RAMOS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §837-f-3, Exec L

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Provides for the creation of an ebony alert system to be activated on behalf of Black youth who are reported missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances, at risk, developmentally disabled, or cognitively impaired, or who have been abducted.

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BILL NOS06865A

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03/25/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

05/15/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

05/15/2026PRINT NUMBER 6865A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6865--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. WEBB, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, LIU, RAMOS --
 read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the creation of a
 "ebony alert system" for missing Black youth

 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
 2 837-f-3 to read as follows:
 3 § 837-f-3. Ebony alert system. 1. The division of criminal justice
 4 services, through the missing children clearinghouse and in consultation
 5 with the division of state police, shall establish and maintain an ebony
 6 alert system on behalf of Black youth, to provide prompt dissemination
 7 of information to the public regarding missing persons who meet the
 8 criteria established pursuant to this section.
 9 2. A law enforcement agency investigating a missing person case may
 10 request activation of an ebony alert through the missing children clear-
 11 inghouse. Upon receipt of such request, the division, through the miss-
 12 ing children clearinghouse and in coordination with the division of
 13 state police, shall evaluate the request and determine whether acti-
 14 vation criteria have been met.
 15 3. An ebony alert may be activated when the division determines that:
 16 (a) the missing person is twelve to twenty-five years of age, inclu-
 17 sive;
 18 (b) the disappearance of such person is unexplained or suspicious;
 19 (c) the missing person suffers from a mental or physical disability;
 20 (d) the missing person may be at risk of harm, including but not
 21 limited to trafficking, exploitation, or other criminal activity;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09408-03-6

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 1 (e) the individual is believed to be in danger or otherwise in peril;
 2 and
 3 (f) sufficient descriptive information is available that dissemination
 4 to the public could assist in the safe recovery of such person.
 5 4. Upon activation of an ebony alert, the division may disseminate
 6 information regarding the missing person through appropriate communi-
 7 cations systems, including but not limited to:
 8 (a) law enforcement communications networks;
 9 (b) broadcast and digital media outlets;
 10 (c) wireless emergency alerts or other public alert notification
 11 systems;
 12 (d) internet or social media platforms utilized by the division or
 13 participating agencies; and
 14 (e) other public notification systems utilized by the missing children
 15 clearinghouse.
 16 5. In implementing the ebony alert system, the division shall coordi-
 17 nate with the division of state police, the division of homeland securi-
 18 ty and emergency services, the department of transportation, local law
 19 enforcement agencies, and other appropriate entities involved in missing
 20 persons investigations.
 21 6. The department of transportation may assist in disseminating ebony
 22 alert information through dynamic message signs or other highway commu-
 23 nication systems, provided that such use complie