Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 14, 2022 | approval memo.1 signed chap.1 |
Jan 12, 2022 | delivered to governor |
Jan 11, 2022 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.12 substituted for s7623a referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly motion to amend lost |
Jan 10, 2022 | ordered to third reading rules cal.5 rules report cal.5 reported reported referred to rules |
Jan 06, 2022 | referred to governmental operations |
assembly Bill A8591
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
THIELE
Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Kenneth Zebrowski
Amy Paulin
Thomas Abinanti
John T. McDonald III
A8591 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7623
- Law Section:
- Public Officers
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Part E §§1 & 2, Chap 417 of 2021
A8591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8591 I N A S S E M B L Y January 6, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, ZEBROWSKI, PAULIN, ABINANTI, McDONALD, OTIS, NIOU, FRONTUS, McMAHON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend chapter 417 of the laws of 2021 relating to authorizing political subdivisions to permit any public body to hold meetings remotely and without in-person access during the COVID-19 state disas- ter emergency, in relation to public bodies holding meetings remotely and to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 1 and 2 of part E of chapter 417 of the laws of 2021 relating to authorizing political subdivisions to permit any public body to hold meetings remotely and without in-person access during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency, are amended to read as follows: Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 7 of the public officers law to the contrary, any [state agency, department, corpo- ration, office, authority, board, or commission] PUBLIC BODY, as [well as any local public body] DEFINED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, [or public corporation as defined in section 66 of the general construction law, or political subdivisions as defined in section 100 of the general municipal law, or a committee or subcommittee or other similar body of such entity,] shall be authorized to meet and take such action authorized by law without permitting in public in-per- son access to meetings and authorize such meetings to be held remotely by conference call or similar service, provided that the public has the ability to view or listen to such proceeding and that such meetings are recorded and later transcribed. ["Local public body" shall mean any entity for which a quorum is required in order to conduct public busi- ness and which consists of two or more members, performing a govern- mental function for an entity limited in the execution of its official functions to a portion only of the state, or a political subdivision of the state, or for an agency or department thereof.] § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed [January 15, 2022] UPON THE EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.