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Senate Bill S4358
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
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:
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2015-S4358 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4358 TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: "The People of the State of New York" an internet website that will allow constituents to: browse open petitions, create petitions and add signatures to petitions in regards to specific issues within New York State. If the petition meets the requirement of 2,500 signatures a response must be made by the executive or any state agency that the executive designates to provide such response. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 31-a to read as follows: § 31-a. The people of the State of New York; internet website. 1. The department shall, in consultation with the office of information technology 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 internet website shall be called " The People of the State of New
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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