New York S 647: Expands use of videoconferencing to purely advisory bodies

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S00647 Summary:

BILL NOS00647 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02329

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §103-a, Pub Off L

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Expands use of videoconferencing to purely advisory bodies.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

02/03/20251ST REPORT CAL.243

02/04/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/05/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

03/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.525

03/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 647

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 expanding use of
 videoconferencing to purely advisory bodies

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 103-a of the public officers law
 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
 3 (j) a public body may, in its discretion, authorize members of its
 4 committees and subcommittees that perform advisory functions only to
 5 attend meetings of such committees and subcommittees from one or more
 6 non-public locations through the use of videoconferencing and be consid-
 7 ered present for purposes of fulfilling quorum requirements for such
 8 meetings provided that an opportunity for the public to attend, listen
 9 and observe such meetings in at least one physical location that is
 10 provided and that location meets all physical access requirements of
 11 section one hundred three of this article.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 13 ments to section 103-a of the public officers law made by section one of
 14 this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed
 15 repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01977-01-5

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