Bill Commons

NY S 6826

in committee

Ensures public safety announcements are accessible to visually impaired individuals

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 6826 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6826 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

What is NY S 6826 about?

Requires that the state system for warning populations who are or may be endangered includes audible alerts for all announcements to ensure that information is accessible to visually impaired individuals.

Who sponsors NY S 6826?

Cordell Cleare is the primary sponsor of NY S 6826.

Description

Requires that the state system for warning populations who are or may be endangered includes audible alerts for all announcements to ensure that information is accessible to visually impaired individuals.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Cordell Cleareprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-25

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9239not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 5823

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6826?summary=&detail=

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