Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 01, 2021 |
signed chap.220 |
Jun 24, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 01, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.226 substituted for a7205 |
Jun 01, 2021 |
substituted by s6190 rules report cal.226 reported |
May 19, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
Apr 29, 2021 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A7205
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BUTTENSCHON
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6190 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
Philip Palmesano
Marjorie Byrnes
2021-A7205 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6190
- Law Section:
- Rural Electric Cooperative Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §17, Rur Elec Coop L
2021-A7205 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7205 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the rural electric cooperative law, in relation to allowing meetings of members to be held partially or solely by means of electronic communication THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions (c), (d) and (e) of section 17 of the rural electric cooperative law are amended to read as follows: (c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter written or printed notice stating the time and place of each meeting of the members and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each member, either personally or by mail, not less than ten days nor more than [twenty-five] FORTY-FIVE days before the date of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail with postage prepaid addressed to the member at his address as it appears on the records of the cooperative. (d) Unless the by-laws prescribe the presence of a greater percentage or number of the members for a quorum, a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the members of a cooperative having not more than one thousand members, shall be five per centum of all members, present in person OR ELECTRONICALLY, and of a cooperative having more than one thousand members, shall be fifty members, present in person OR ELECTRONICALLY. THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT PREVENT A COOPERATIVE FROM ADOPTING A BY-LAW THAT ONLY ALLOWS AN IN-PERSON QUORUM FOR MEETINGS OF MEMBERS. If less than a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of those present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time with- out further notice. (e) Each member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members. Voting shall EITHER be in EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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