Relates to enacting the "keep police radio public act"

Enacts the "keep police radio public act"; ensures that, except for sensitive information, all radio communications are accessible to emergency services organizations and professional journalists.

VETO MESSAGE - No. 125 TO THE ASSEMBLY: I am returning herewith, without my approval, the following bill: Assembly Bill Number 3516, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "keep police radio public act"" NOT APPROVED This bill requires all police agencies to provide real-time access to all but a narrow class of police radio transmissions. While this bill promotes the worthy goal of transparency, it raises a number of issues that caution against a statewide mandate. Local emer- gency services agencies utilize different technologies that could significantly impact the ability of local government to implement the law in a way that would not jeopardize public safety. For example, the bill would require local emergency services agencies to screen "sensi- tive information," a task that may not be technologically feasible. Further, the overly-narrow definition...