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Assembly Bill A8049A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Removes the requirement for in person attendance at public meetings by community boards in N.Y. city

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2023-A8049 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1256

2023-A8049 - Summary

Enacts the "access for all act" removing the requirement for in person attendance at public meetings by community boards in a city with a population of over one million.

2023-A8049 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8049
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in  relation  to  removing  the
   requirement  for in person attendance at public meetings; and to amend
   part WW of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 amending the public officers
   law relating to permitting videoconferencing and remote  participation
   in  public meetings under certain circumstances, in relation to making
   such provisions permanent
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  103-a  of  the public officers law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A. THE IN PERSON PARTICIPATION  REQUIREMENTS  OF  PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO COMMUNITY BOARDS IN A
 CITY WITH A POPULATION OF OVER ONE MILLION.
   §  2.  Section 4 of part WW of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 amending
 the public officers law relating  to  permitting  videoconferencing  and
 remote  participation  in public meetings under certain circumstances is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire  and  be
 deemed repealed July 1, 2024].
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10850-04-3

co-Sponsors

2023-A8049A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1256

2023-A8049A - Summary

Enacts the "access for all act" removing the requirement for in person attendance at public meetings by community boards in a city with a population of over one million.

2023-A8049A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8049--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public officers law, in relation to removing the
   requirement for in person attendance at  public  meetings  by  certain
   community boards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "access for all act (AFA)".
   § 2. Section 103-a of the public officers law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  THE  IN  PERSON PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 NOT APPLY TO COMMUNITY BOARDS IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION  OF  OVER  ONE
 MILLION;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS SET
 FORTH IN THIS SECTION, SUCH COMMUNITY BOARDS SHALL NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO
 MAINTAIN  A PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR MEETINGS; AND PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEV-
 ER, THAT SUCH COMMUNITY BOARDS MAY, THROUGH WRITTEN PROCEDURES GOVERNING
 MEMBER AND PUBLIC ATTENDANCE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO AND CONSISTENT WITH
 THIS SECTION, ALLOW FOR ANY MEMBER TO BE CONSIDERED PRESENT FOR PURPOSES
 OF FULFILLING THE QUORUM REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PUBLIC BODY AT  ANY  MEET-
 INGS  CONDUCTED  THROUGH  VIDEOCONFERENCING,  PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT THE
 REMAINING CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION ARE OTHERWISE MET.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10850-06-3

co-Sponsors

2023-A8049B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1256

2023-A8049B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "access for all act" removing the requirement for in person attendance at public meetings by community boards in a city with a population of over one million.

2023-A8049B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8049--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES, McDONALD -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Governmental  Operations  in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public officers law, in relation to removing the
   requirement for in person attendance at  public  meetings  by  certain
   community boards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "access for all act (AFA)".
   § 2. Section 103-a of the public officers law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  THE  IN  PERSON PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 NOT APPLY TO COMMUNITY BOARDS IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION  OF  OVER  ONE
 MILLION;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS SET
 FORTH IN THIS SECTION, SUCH COMMUNITY BOARDS SHALL NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO
 MAINTAIN  A PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR MEETINGS; AND PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEV-
 ER, THAT SUCH COMMUNITY BOARDS MAY, THROUGH WRITTEN PROCEDURES GOVERNING
 MEMBER AND PUBLIC ATTENDANCE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO AND CONSISTENT WITH
 THIS SECTION, ALLOW FOR ANY MEMBER TO BE CONSIDERED PRESENT FOR PURPOSES
 OF FULFILLING THE QUORUM REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PUBLIC BODY AT  ANY  MEET-
 INGS  CONDUCTED  THROUGH  VIDEOCONFERENCING,  PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT THE
 REMAINING CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION ARE OTHERWISE MET.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments  to  section  103-a  of  the public officers law made by
 section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10850-07-3

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