Senate Bill S1647

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Lowers quorum requirements for meetings of community boards held by videoconferencing in cities with a population of one million or more

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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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2023-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9221

2023-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a quorum of one quarter of the members and the presiding officer of a community board physically be present at a location where the public can attend for such board to conduct videoconferencing in cities with a population of one million or more.

2023-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1647
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
   Government Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to lowering quorum
   requirements for meetings of community boards held by  videoconferenc-
   ing in cities with a population of one million or more
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 103-a  of
 the  public officers law, as added by section 2 of part WW of chapter 56
 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   A public body may, in its discretion, use videoconferencing to conduct
 its meetings pursuant to the requirements of this article provided  that
 a  minimum  number  of  members are present to fulfill the public body's
 quorum requirement in the same physical location or locations where  the
 public  can  attend,  EXCEPT  THAT IN THE CASE OF A COMMUNITY BOARD IN A
 CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE,  ONE  QUARTER  OF  THE
 MEMBERS AND THE RELEVANT PRESIDING OFFICER MUST BE PRESENT IN SUCH PHYS-
 ICAL LOCATION OR LOCATIONS, and the following criteria are met:
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to subdivision 2 of section 103-a of the public  officers
 law  made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
 section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05005-01-3

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