Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 24, 2022 |
signed chap.115 delivered to governor |
Jan 31, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.316 substituted for a8703 |
Jan 31, 2022 |
substituted by s7803 |
Jan 27, 2022 |
advanced to third reading cal.316 |
Jan 25, 2022 |
reported |
Jan 10, 2022 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A8703
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7803 - 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
2021-A8703 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7803
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §102, Pub Off L (as proposed in S.1625-a & A.924-a)
2021-A8703 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Amends the definition of a "public body"; adds the requirement that entities created to perform a necessary function in the decision-making process, must require a quorum in order to conduct public business and consist of 2 or more members, in order to meet the definition of a "public body".
2021-A8703 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8703 I N A S S E M B L Y January 10, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to amending the definition of a "public body" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 102 of the public officers law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public officers law relating to amending the definition of a "public body", as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1625-a and A. 924-a, is amended to read as follows: 2. "Public body" means any entity, for which a quorum is required in order to conduct public business and which consists of two or more members, performing a governmental function for the state or for an agency or department thereof, or for a public corporation as defined in section sixty-six of the general construction law, or committee or subcommittee or other similar body consisting of members of such public body, or an entity created or appointed to perform a necessary function in the decision-making process FOR WHICH A QUORUM IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO CONDUCT PUBLIC BUSINESS AND WHICH CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE MEMBERS. A necessary function in the decision-making process shall not include the provision of recommendations or guidance which is purely advisory and which does not require further action by the state or agency or depart- ment thereof or public corporation as defined in section sixty-six of the general construction law. § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public officers law relating to amending the definition of a "public body", as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1625-a and A. 924-a, takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02035-04-2
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