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Senate Bill S2659A

2017-2018 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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Bill Amendments

2017-S2659 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §31-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4358

2017-S2659 - 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.

2017-S2659 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2659 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2659
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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:
   §  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.

2017-S2659A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §31-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4358

2017-S2659A (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.

2017-S2659A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2659A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2659--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 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:
   § 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
 WHO  IS  A  RESIDENT OF THIS STATE MAY SIGN SUCH PETITION AS A METHOD OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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