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Assembly Bill A10261A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "online digital paperwork reduction act"

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2017-A10261 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4149
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6470
2013-2014: A6080
2015-2016: A5340
2019-2020: A6141, S1392
2021-2022: A6625, S1514
2023-2024: A4591, S5807
2025-2026: A2573, S2064

2017-A10261 - Summary

Enacts the "online digital paperwork reduction act"; makes every state agency reports, digests and records available on their respective websites.

2017-A10261 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10261
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 27, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the executive law,  in  relation
   to enacting the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act".
   §  2.  The  legislative law is amended by adding a new section 44-b to
 read as follows:
   § 44-B. PRINTING OF DOCUMENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF
 LAW, THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY SHALL MAKE ALL LEGISLATIVE REPORTS, DIGESTS
 AND  RECORDS OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-
 EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW AVAILABLE ON THEIR RESPECTIVE  WEBSITES
 IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS SUCH REPORTS, DIGESTS AND RECORDS TO BE PRINTED.
   §  3.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 170-c to
 read as follows:
   § 170-C.  AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS. EVERY STATE AGENCY IN  THE  STATE
 SHALL  MAKE  ITS ANNUAL REPORTS AND ALL OTHER PUBLIC DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE
 IN A DIGITAL FORMAT ON ITS WEBSITE IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS SUCH  REPORTS
 AND  DOCUMENTS  TO  BE PRINTED. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "STATE
 AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION,  DIVISION,
 OFFICE,  COUNCIL,  COMMITTEE  OR  OFFICE  OF THE STATE, A PUBLIC BENEFIT
 CORPORATION OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06352-03-8

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2017-A10261A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4149
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6470
2013-2014: A6080
2015-2016: A5340
2019-2020: A6141, S1392
2021-2022: A6625, S1514
2023-2024: A4591, S5807
2025-2026: A2573, S2064

2017-A10261A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "online digital paperwork reduction act"; makes every state agency reports, digests and records available on their respective websites.

2017-A10261A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10261--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 27, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, D'URSO, BARRON, McDONALD,
   DINOWITZ, VANEL, DICKENS, RIVERA, BYRNE, MORINELLO, LAWRENCE,  CROUCH,
   BLANKENBUSH, B. MILLER, JAFFEE, D. ROSENTHAL, HYNDMAN, ARROYO, ERRIGO,
   BLAKE,  OAKS,  HUNTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HIKIND, MAGEE,
   PALMESANO, THIELE -- read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "online
   digital paperwork reduction act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "online digital paperwork reduction act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  170-c  to
 read as follows:
   §  170-C.   AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS. EVERY STATE AGENCY IN THE STATE
 SHALL MAKE ITS ANNUAL REPORTS AND ALL OTHER PUBLIC  DOCUMENTS  AVAILABLE
 IN  A DIGITAL FORMAT ON ITS WEBSITE IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS SUCH REPORTS
 AND DOCUMENTS TO BE PRINTED. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,  THE  TERM  "STATE
 AGENCY"  SHALL MEAN ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, DIVISION,
 OFFICE, COUNCIL, COMMITTEE OR OFFICE OF  THE  STATE,  A  PUBLIC  BENEFIT
 CORPORATION OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06352-04-8

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