Bill Commons

NY A 5823

in committee

Ensures public safety announcements are accessible to visually impaired individuals

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5823 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5823 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

What is NY A 5823 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 A 5823?

Erik Dilan is the primary sponsor of NY A 5823, joined by 7 cosponsors.

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 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Erik Dilanprimary
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Nader Sayeghcosponsor
  • Brian Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Alicia Hyndmancosponsor
  • Vivian Cookcosponsor
  • MaryJane Shimskycosponsor
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10064not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 6826

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5823?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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