New York A 3805: Authorizes the public to participate in public meetings in person or remotely

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A03805 Summary:

BILL NOA03805 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRDurso, Seawright, Zinerman, Dinowitz, Burdick, Stirpe, Brown K, Giglio

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §103, Pub Off L; amd §50, Pub Bldg L

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Authorizes the public to participate in public meetings in person or remotely through the use of a telephone conference, a video conference, and/or other similar technology.

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BILL NOA03805 

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01/30/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3805

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, DURSO, SEAWRIGHT, ZINERMAN, DINOWITZ,
 BURDICK, STIRPE, K. BROWN, GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the public buildings law, in
 relation to authorizing the public to participate in public meetings
 in person or remotely

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions (b) and (d) of section 103 of the public offi-
 2 cers law, subdivision (b) as added by chapter 368 of the laws of 1977
 3 and subdivision (d) as added by chapter 43 of the laws of 2010, are
 4 amended to read as follows:
 5 (b) Public bodies shall make or cause to be made all reasonable
 6 efforts to ensure that meetings are held in facilities that permit
 7 barrier-free physical access to [the physically handicapped] persons
 8 with disabilities, as defined in subdivision five of section fifty of
 9 the public buildings law.
 10 (d) 1. Any meeting of a public body that is open to the public shall
 11 be open to being photographed, broadcast, webcast, or otherwise recorded
 12 and/or transmitted by audio or video means. As used herein the term
 13 "broadcast" shall also include the transmission of signals by cable.
 14 2. Any meeting of a public body shall allow the public to participate
 15 in the meeting in person or remotely through the use of a telephone
 16 conference, a video conference and/or other similar technology.
 17 3. A public body may adopt rules, consistent with recommendations from
 18 the committee on open government, reasonably governing the location of
 19 equipment and personnel used to photograph, broadcast, webcast, or
 20 otherwise record a meeting so as to conduct its proceedings in an order-
 21 ly manner. Such rules shall be conspicuously posted during meetings and
 22 written copies shall be provided upon request to those in attendance.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06458-01-5

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 1 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 50 of the public buildings law, as added
 2 by chapter 656 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
 3 5. ["Physically handicapped"] "Persons with disabilities" means
 4 (a) impairment requiring confinement to a wheel chair; or
 5 (b) impairment causing difficulty or insecurity in walking or climbing
 6 stairs or requiring the use of braces, crutches or other artificial
 7 supports; or impairment caused by amputation, arthritis, spastic condi-
 8 tion or pulmonary, cardiac or other ills rendering the individual semi-
 9 ambulatory; or
 10 (c) total or partial impairment of hearing or sight causing insecurity
 11 or likelihood of exposure to danger in public places; or
 12 (d) impairment due to conditions of aging and incoordination.
 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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