New York A 3615: Relates to web-based videoconferencing of public meetings

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A03615 Summary:

BILL NOA03615 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01027

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SPONSORSimone

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COSPNSRShimsky, Gallagher, Hevesi, Epstein, Simon, Brown K, Blankenbush, Glick, Bichotte Hermelyn, Tapia,
 Gonzalez-Rojas, Reyes, Kassay, Lupardo, McMahon, Hyndman

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Part WW §4, Chap 56 of 2022; amd §§103-a, 104, 103, 102, 105 & 106, Pub Off L; amd §§103-d & 103, St Tech
L; add 99-ss, St Fin L

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Makes various amendments to requirements for web-based videoconferencing of public meetings; establishes the municipal hybrid meeting trust fund.

Go to top A03615 Actions:

BILL NOA03615 

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01/29/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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Go to topA03615 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3615

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the state technology law, in
 relation to requirements for open meetings; to amend part WW of chap-
 ter 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; to amend the state finance law and the state
 technology law, in relation to establishing the municipal hybrid meet-
 ing trust fund; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions
 upon the expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Section 4 of part WW of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022
 2 amending the public officers law relating to permitting videoconferenc-
 3 ing and remote participation in public meetings under certain
 4 circumstances, as amended by section 1 of part KK of chapter 58 of the
 5 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 6 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire and be
 7 deemed repealed July 1, 2026].
 8 § 2. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 103-a of the public officers law,
 9 as added by section 2 of part WW of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022,
 10 paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 as amended by section 1 of part X of
 11 chapter 58 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as follows:
 12 2. A public body [may, in its discretion,] shall use web-based video-
 13 conferencing with the ability to enable closed captioning to conduct its
 14 meetings pursuant to the requirements of this article provided that for
 15 bodies composed of elected officials, a minimum number of members are
 16 present to fulfill the public body's quorum requirement in the same
 17 physical location or locations where the public can attend [and the
 18 following criteria are met:]. For all appointed boards and commissions,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03203-01-5

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 1 or non-elected agencies or authorities, at a minimum, the presiding
 2 officer shall be present in person for all public meetings. A presiding
 3 officer who is unable to be present in person for any reason set forth
 4 in paragraph (b) of this subdivision may designate an alternate member
 5 of the public body to be present in such officer's place.
 6 (a) [the] The governing board of a county, city, town or village [has
 7 adopted a local law, or a public body has adopted a resolution, or] and
 8 the senate and assembly [have adopted a joint resolution, following a
 9 public hearing, authorizing the use of videoconferencing:
 10 (i) for itself and its committees or subcommittees; or,
 11 (ii) specifying that each committee or subcommittee may make its own
 12 determination;
 13 (iii) provided however, each community board in a city with a popu-
 14 lation of one million or more shall make its own determination;
 15 (b) the public body has established] shall adopt written procedures
 16 governing member and public attendance consistent with this section, and
 17 such written procedure