New York B 9: Implements, pursuant to and in compliance with the provisions of article seven of the Public Officers Law, a system of videoconferencing to conduct meetings

Status: RETURNED TO SENATE (as of 2025-01-13)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: B 9

Sponsors: Andrea Stewart-Cousins

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B00009 Summary:

BILL NOB00009 

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BILL NOB00009 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/13/2025ADOPTED

01/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

01/13/2025substituted for c9

01/13/2025adopted

01/13/2025returned to senate

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DATE:01/13/2025Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 140/6Yes 

Alvarez 

Yes 

Carroll P 

No 

Friend 

Yes 

Lee 

Yes 

Peoples-Stokes 

Yes 

Slater 

Yes 

Anderson 

Yes 

Carroll RC 

Yes 

Gallagher 

Yes 

Lemondes 

Yes 

Pheffer Amato 

Yes 

Smith 

Yes 

Angelino 

Yes 

Chandler-Waterm 

Yes 

Gallahan 

Yes 

Levenberg 

Yes 

Pirozzolo 

Yes 

Smullen 

Yes 

Bailey 

Yes 

Chang 

Yes 

Gandolfo 

Yes 

Lucas 

Yes 

Pretlow 

Yes 

Solages 

Yes 

Barclay 

Yes 

Chludzinski 

Yes 

Gibbs 

Yes 

Lunsford 

No 

Ra 

Yes 

Steck 

Yes 

Barrett 

Yes 

Clark 

Yes 

Giglio 

Yes 

Lupardo 

Yes 

Raga 

Yes 

Stern 

Yes 

Beephan 

Yes 

Colton 

Yes 

Glick 

Yes 

Magnarelli 

Yes 

Rajkumar 

Yes 

Stirpe 

Yes 

Bendett 

Yes 

Conrad 

Yes 

Gonzalez-Rojas 

Yes 

Maher 

Yes 

Ramos 

Yes 

Tague 

Yes 

Benedetto 

Yes 

Cook 

ER 

Gray 

Yes 

Mamdani 

Yes 

Reilly 

Yes 

Tannousis 

Yes 

Berger 

Yes 

Cruz 

Yes 

Griffin 

Yes 

Manktelow 

Yes 

Reyes 

Yes 

Tapia 

Yes 

Bichotte Hermel 

Yes 

Cunningham 

Yes 

Hawley 

Yes 

McDonald 

Yes 

Rivera 

Yes 

Taylor 

Yes 

Blankenbush 

Yes 

Dais 

Yes 

Hevesi 

ER 

McDonough 

Yes 

Romero 

Yes 

Torres 

Yes 

Blumencranz 

ER 

Davila 

Yes 

Hooks 

Yes 

McMahon 

Yes 

Rosenthal 

Yes 

Valdez 

No 

Bologna 

Yes 

De Los Santos 

Yes 

Hunter 

Yes 

Meeks 

ER 

Rozic 

Yes 

Vanel 

Yes 

Bores 

Yes 

DeStefano 

Yes 

Hyndman 

Yes 

Mikulin 

Yes 

Santabarbara 

Yes 

Walker 

Yes 

Brabenec 

Yes 

Dilan 

Yes 

Jackson 

Yes 

Miller 

Yes 

Sayegh 

Yes 

Walsh 

Yes 

Braunstein 

Yes 

Dinowitz 

Yes 

Jacobson 

Yes 

Mitaynes 

Yes 

Schiavoni 

Yes 

Weprin 

Yes 

Bronson 

No 

DiPietro 

Yes 

Jensen 

Yes 

Molitor 

Yes 

Seawright 

Yes 

Wieder 

Yes 

Brook-Krasny 

Yes 

Durso 

Yes 

Jones 

Yes 

Morinello 

No 

Sempolinski 

Yes 

Williams 

Yes 

Brown EA 

Yes 

Eachus 

Yes 

Kassay 

Yes 

Norber 

Yes 

Septimo 

Yes 

Woerner 

Yes 

Brown K 

Yes 

Eichenstein 

Yes 

Kay 

Yes 

Novakhov 

Yes 

Shimsky 

Yes 

Wright 

Yes 

Burdick 

Yes 

Epstein 

Yes 

Kelles 

Yes 

O'Pharrow 

Yes 

Shrestha 

Yes 

Yeger 

Yes 

Burke 

Yes 

Fall 

Yes 

Kim 

Yes 

Otis 

Yes 

Simon 

Yes 

Zaccaro 

Yes 

Burroughs 

Yes 

Fitzpatrick 

Yes 

Lasher 

No 

Palmesano 

Yes 

Simone 

Yes 

Zinerman 

Yes 

Buttenschon 

Yes 

Forrest 

Yes 

Lavine 

Yes 

Paulin 

Yes 

Simpson 

Yes 

Mr. Speaker 

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Assembly Resolution No. 9

BY: M. of A. Heastie

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 proposing to implement, pursuant to and in
 compliance with the provisions of article 7 of the
 Public Officers Law, a system of videoconferencing
 to conduct meetings

 WHEREAS, Section 103-a of the Public Officers Law, as created by
Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2022, and extended by Chapter 58 of the Laws
of 2024 and any extension thereafter, permits the Senate and Assembly,
acting through a joint resolution, to provide for the use of
videoconferencing to conduct meetings, as defined by section 102 of the
Public Officers Law, provided that a minimum number of members are
present to fulfill the public body's quorum requirement in the same
physical location or locations where the public can attend; and

 WHEREAS, The Senate and Assembly conducted the requisite public
hearing under article 7 of the Public Officers Law to receive public
comment on the use of videoconferencing in legislative proceedings; now,
therefore, be it

 RESOLVED (if the &HOUSE concur), That the Senate and Assembly are
authorized and empowered to implement, pursuant to and in compliance
with the provisions of article 7 of the Public Officers Law, a system of
videoconferencing to conduct meetings, provided that the requisite
quorum for such body shall be in the same phy

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