senate Bill S7803

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Amends the definition of a "public body"

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  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
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
referred to governmental operations
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jan 18, 2022 ordered to third reading cal.169
Jan 11, 2022 referred to rules

Votes

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Jan 31, 2022 - floor Vote

S7803
63
0
floor
63
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jan 31, 2022

aye (63)

Jan 18, 2022 - Rules committee Vote

S7803
17
0
committee
17
Aye
0
Nay
4
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jan 18, 2022

aye (17)
aye wr (4)

S7803 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8703
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, Pub Off L (as proposed in S.1625-a & A.924-a)

S7803 (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".

S7803 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7803 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7803
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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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