Senate Bill S3178

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Includes an advisory committee within the definition of a public body for purposes of the open meetings law

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S3178 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2399
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1720, A4634
2011-2012: S811, A522
2013-2014: S1853, A1455
2015-2016: S2105, A3035
2019-2020: S3732, A5525

2017-S3178 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes an advisory committee within the definition of a public body for purposes of the open meetings law.

2017-S3178 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 3178                                                  A. 2399
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN  ACT  to amend the public officers law, in relation to the definition
   of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 102 of the public officers law, as
 amended  by  chapter  704 of the laws of 1979 and such section as renum-
 bered by chapter 652 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   2. "Public body" means any entity, for which a quorum is  required  in
 order  to  conduct  public  business  and  which consists of two or more
 members, performing a governmental function for  the  state  or  for  an
 agency  or department thereof, or for a public corporation as defined in
 section sixty-six of the  general  construction  law,  or  committee  or
 subcommittee  OR ADVISORY COMMITTEE or other similar body of such public
 body.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07166-01-7

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