S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 5544 A. 8083
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
June 1, 2011
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS, TEDISCO, STEVENSON,
OAKS, BARCLAY, FINCH, MOLINARO, CALHOUN, CASTELLI, BURLING -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, CROUCH, HAWLEY, JOHNS, MURRAY,
P. RIVERA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local
Governments
AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law and the New York city char-
ter, in relation to allowing electronic display of bills for local
legislative bodies
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 20 of the municipal home rule law,
as amended by chapter 45 of the laws of 1974, is amended to read as
follows:
4. A proposed local law may be introduced only by a member of the
legislative body at a meeting of such body or as may be otherwise
prescribed by the rules of procedure adopted by the legislative body.
No such local law shall be passed until it shall have been in its final
form and either (a) upon the desks or table of the members, OR DISPLAYED
ELECTRONICALLY UPON THE DESKS OF THE MEMBERS, OR DELIVERED TO EVERY
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY IN THE FORM OF ELECTRONIC MAIL at least
seven calendar days, exclusive of Sunday, prior to its final passage, or
(b) mailed to each of them in postpaid properly addressed and securely
closed envelopes or wrappers in a post box or post office of the United
States post office department within the local government at least ten
calendar days, exclusive of Sunday, prior to its final passage, unless
the elective or appointive chief executive officer, if there be one, or
otherwise the chairman of the board of supervisors, in the case of a
county, the mayor in the case of a city or village or the supervisor in
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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the case of a town shall have certified as to the necessity for its
immediate passage and such local law be passed by the affirmative vote
of two-thirds of the total voting power of the legislative body.
S 2. Section 36 of the New York city charter, as amended by a vote of
the people of the city of New York at the general election held in
November of 1975 and as renumbered by a vote of the people of the city
of New York at the general election held in 1989, is amended to read as
follows:
S 36. Local laws; passage. No local law shall be passed until it
shall have been in its final form and upon the desks of the council
members OR DISPLAYED ELECTRONICALLY UPON THE DESKS OF THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS, OR DELIVERED TO EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE FORM OF ELECTRONIC
MAIL at least seven calendar days, exclusive of Sundays, prior to its
final passage, unless the mayor shall have certified as to the necessity
for its immediate passage and such local law be passed by the affirma-
tive vote of two-thirds of all the council members.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.