| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to finance |
| Feb 06, 2019 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S3371
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
2019-S3371 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3371 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3371
SPONSOR: LANZA
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to meetings and
proceedings of the joint commission on public ethics
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To require the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to comply with the
requirements of the Open Meetings Law.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one provides that meetings and proceedings of the Commission
shall be open to the public pursuant to the Open Meetings Law.
Section two provides the effective date.
2019-S3371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3371
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 6, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 meetings and
proceedings of the joint commission on public ethics
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 19 of section 94 of the execu-
tive law, as amended by section 6 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(b) [Notwithstanding the provisions of article seven of the public
officers law, no meeting or proceeding, including any such proceeding
contemplated under paragraph (h) or (i) of subdivision nine of this
section,] MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS of the commission shall be open to
the public[, except if expressly provided otherwise by the commission or
as is required by article one-A of the legislative law] PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS
OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, COMMISSIONERS MAY PARTIC-
IPATE IN A MEETING OR PROCEEDING OF THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING VOTING,
FROM A LOCATION NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS
OF THE COMMISSION, SO LONG AS ONE OF THE LOCATIONS FROM WHICH THE MEET-
ING OR PROCEEDING IS BEING CONDUCTED COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. SUCH PARTICIPATION SHALL COUNT
TOWARDS QUORUM. FURTHERMORE, THE COMMISSION SHALL MAINTAIN A RECORD OF
THE FINAL VOTE OF EACH MEMBER IN EVERY PROCEEDING OF THE COMMISSION IN
WHICH THE MEMBER VOTES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03716-01-9
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.