Senate Bill S6961

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain meetings between the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly relating to the state budget to be open to the general public

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

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

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2023-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7000
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-b, Pub Off L

2023-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain meetings between the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly relating to the state budget to be open to the general public; to provide an opportunity for the public to attend, listen to, and observe such meetings; and to broadcast and maintain records of such meetings on each party's website.

2023-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6961
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring public
   access to state budget discussions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
 103-b to read as follows:
   § 103-B. PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.  1.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS ARTICLE, OR ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 EVERY MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ARRANGED TO DISCUSS, NEGOTIATE,  OR  DEBATE,
 IN PART OR IN ITS ENTIRETY, THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET, SHALL BE
 OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
   2. THE HOST OF THE MEETINGS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE AN OPPOR-
 TUNITY  FOR  THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND, LISTEN AND OBSERVE THE MEETINGS IN AT
 LEAST ONE PHYSICAL LOCATION AT WHICH A MEMBER PARTICIPATES AND SHALL  BE
 OPEN  TO  BEING  PHOTOGRAPHED, BROADCAST, WEBCAST, OR OTHERWISE RECORDED
 AND/OR TRANSMITTED BY AUDIO OR VIDEO MEANS.
   3. MEETINGS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL, TO THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE,  BE
 BROADCAST  TO  THE PUBLIC AND MAINTAINED AS RECORDS BY THE OFFICE OF THE
 GOVERNOR AND EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE AND STREAMED ON THE  WEBSITES
 OF  THE GOVERNOR, THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY IN REAL-TIME AND POSTED ON
 SUCH WEBSITES WITHIN AND FOR A REASONABLE TIME AFTER THE MEETING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11062-01-3

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