Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2023 |
approval memo.60 signed chap.734 |
Dec 12, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
May 15, 2023 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.431 substituted for s3114a |
May 10, 2023 |
referred to internet and technology delivered to senate passed assembly |
Apr 20, 2023 |
advanced to third reading cal.122 |
Apr 17, 2023 |
reported |
Apr 13, 2023 |
print number 266a |
Apr 13, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations |
Jan 04, 2023 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A266A
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BURDICK
Current Bill Status - 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
Bill Amendments
2023-A266 - Details
2023-A266 - Summary
Requires state agencies to conform any of their websites to the most current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility; requires the office of information technology services to provide a report to the governor and legislature every two years.
2023-A266 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 266 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to requiring state agencies and entities to ensure their websites are accessible to persons with disabilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section 103-b to read as follows: § 103-B. WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY. 1. THE OFFICE SHALL ADOPT A PROTOCOL FOR WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A STATE AGENCY OR STATE ENTI- TY RELATING TO WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. SUCH PROTOCOL SHALL PROVIDE FOR AGENCY WEBSITES TO ADOPT EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS: (A) SECTION 1194.22 OF TITLE THIRTY-SIX OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS OR (B) THE WEB CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES 2.1 LEVEL AA, DEVELOPED BY THE WORLDWIDE WEB CONSORTIUM, OR ANY SUCCES- SOR STANDARDS. THE ADOPTED PROTOCOL REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION MAY DIFFER FROM SUCH STANDARDS IN SPECIFIC INSTANCES WHEN THE OFFICE'S DESIGNEE DETERMINES, AFTER CONSULTING WITH EXPERTS IN WEBSITE DESIGN AND REASON- ABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE HOLDING OF A PUBLIC HEARING, THAT SUCH DIFFERENCES WILL PROVIDE EFFECTIVE COMMUNI- CATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND THAT SUCH DIFFERENCES ARE DOCU- MENTED IN SUCH PROTOCOL. SUCH PROTOCOL SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT REQUIRE AN AGENCY TO TAKE ANY ACTION THAT WOULD RESULT IN A FUNDAMENTAL ALTERATION IN THE NATURE OF A SERVICE, PROGRAM, OR ACTIVITY. 2. NO LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER, THE OFFICE DESIGNEE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE A WRITTEN REPORT THAT DOCUMENTS THE COMPLI- ANCE OF WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY OR ON BEHALF OF STATE AGENCIES OR STATE ENTITIES WITH THE PROTOCOL ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
co-Sponsors
Steven Raga
Harvey Epstein
Jonathan Rivera
Inez E. Dickens
multi-Sponsors
Keith Brown
2023-A266A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A266A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires state agencies to conform any of their websites to the most current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility; requires the office of information technology services to provide a report to the governor and legislature every two years.
2023-A266A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 266--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to requiring state agencies to conform any of their websites to the most current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section 103-b to read as follows: § 103-B. WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY; STATE AGENCIES. 1. EACH STATE AGENCY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONFORM ANY OF THEIR WEBSITES TO THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THE WEB CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM FOR ACCESSIBILITY, OR ANY SUCCESSOR STANDARDS. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT REQUIRE AN AGENCY TO TAKE ANY ACTION THAT WOULD RESULT IN A FUNDAMENTAL ALTERATION IN THE NATURE OF A SERVICE, PROGRAM, OR ACTIVITY. 2. NO LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER, THE OFFICE DESIGNEE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE A WRITTEN REPORT THAT DOCUMENTS THE COMPLI- ANCE OF WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY OR ON BEHALF OF STATE AGENCIES OR STATE ENTITIES WITH THE PROTOCOL ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. § 2. Subdivisions 20, 21, and 22 of section 103 of the state technolo- gy law, subdivisions 21 and 22 as renumbered by chapter 658 of the laws of 2022, are renumbered subdivisions 21, 22, and 23, and a new subdivi- sion 20 is added to read as follows: 20. TO ISSUE GUIDANCE FOR STATE AGENCIES IN THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE WEB CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED THREE-B OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01135-02-3
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