Senate Bill S4358

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates an internet website to discuss and introduce issues and ideas to the government of this state and to provide for the creation, viewing and signing of petitions

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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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2015-S4358 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §31-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2659

2015-S4358 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates an internet website to discuss and introduce issues and ideas to the government of this state and to provide for the creation, viewing and signing of petitions.

2015-S4358 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4358 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4358

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  the  creation  of  an
  internet  website  to  discuss  and  introduce issues and ideas to the
  government of this state and to provide for the creation, viewing  and
  signing of petitions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  section  31-a
to read as follows:
  S  31-A. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; INTERNET WEBSITE. 1. THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF  INFORMATION  TECH-
NOLOGY  SERVICES,  DEVELOP  AND  MAINTAIN  AN  INTERNET  WEBSITE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE WITH  THE  OPPORTUNITY  TO
VOICE  OPINIONS,  CREATE  AND  SIGN PETITIONS, AND OTHERWISE DISCUSS AND
INTRODUCE ISSUES AND IDEAS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS STATE. SUCH  INTER-
NET  WEBSITE  SHALL  BE CALLED "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK" AND
SHALL USE AS ITS MODEL THE "WE THE PEOPLE" INTERNET WEBSITE  IMPLEMENTED
AND  MAINTAINED  BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SUCH
INTERNET WEBSITE SHALL PROVIDE:
  A. A PLATFORM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE TO CREATE, VIEW, RESPOND TO
AND SIGN PETITIONS;
  B. A BLOG MAINTAINED BY THE EXECUTIVE;
  C. RESPONSES TO PETITIONS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION;
AND
  D. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE EXECUTIVE DEEMS RELEVANT.
  2. UPON THE CREATION OF A PETITION ON THE INTERNET  WEBSITE  DEVELOPED
AND  MAINTAINED  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, ANY PERSON
IN THIS STATE MAY SIGN SUCH PETITION AS A METHOD OF  DEMONSTRATING  SUCH
PERSON'S  AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTENT OF SUCH PETITION. ANY PETITION THAT
RECEIVES TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE SIGNATURES SHALL BE  PROVIDED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08045-01-5
              

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