Assembly Bill A793

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Expands requirements for public notification of public meetings

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2017-A793 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §104, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1564
2011-2012: A3175
2013-2014: A3914
2015-2016: A2138
2019-2020: A4274
2021-2022: A1763
2023-2024: A4810

2017-A793 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes when a public body has the ability to do so that the time and place of a public meeting shall be conspicuously posted on an internet website and sent by electronic mail to any individuals who have registered with the public body to receive such by electronic mail.

2017-A793 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    793
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  officers  law,  in  relation  to  expanding
   requirements for public notification of public meetings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 104 of the public officers law, as
 added by chapter 511 of the laws of 1976 and such section as  renumbered
 by chapter 652 of the laws of 1983, is amended and a new subdivision 3-a
 is added to read as follows:
   3.  [The  public  notice  provided  for  by  this section shall not be
 construed to require publication as a legal notice] WHEN A  PUBLIC  BODY
 HAS  THE  ABILITY  TO  DO  SO, NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF A MEETING
 GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OR TWO OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 ALSO:
   A. BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED ON AN INTERNET WEBSITE; AND
   B.  BE  SENT BY ELECTRONIC MAIL TO ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REGISTERED
 WITH THE PUBLIC BODY TO RECEIVE SUCH NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC MAIL.
   3-A. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, A PUBLIC BODY SHALL ALSO  ESTABLISH  A
 SYSTEM  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  TO  REGISTER  FOR  ON-GOING  ELECTRONIC  MAILS
 CONTAINING INFORMATION  ON  THE  STATUS  OF  ITS  SIGNIFICANT  PROJECTS.
 SIGNIFICANT  PROJECTS  ARE  PROJECTS  DETERMINED  BY  THE PUBLIC BODY TO
 INVOLVE A MAJOR EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS OR ARE OF SIGNIFICANT INTER-
 EST TO THE PUBLIC. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
   A. PENDING AWARDS OF CONTRACTS COSTING IN EXCESS  OF  TEN  PERCENT  OR
 MORE OF THE TOTAL PROJECTED PROJECT COST;
   B. PROJECT TIMELINES AND MILESTONES;
   C.  AND  THE STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS ON THE PROJECTS
 CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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