Assembly Bill A5340

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act"

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  • 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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2015-A5340 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3812
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §44-b, Leg L; add §170-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6470, S4141
2013-2014: A6080, S3499
2017-2018: A10261
2019-2020: A6141
2021-2022: A6625
2023-2024: A4591

2015-A5340 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act".

2015-A5340 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5340

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO, MALLIOTAKIS, THIELE, McLAUGHLIN, LOPEZ,
  DUPREY, FRIEND, CERETTO, BARCLAY, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
  of  A.  BLANKENBUSH, CROUCH, GIGLIO, KATZ, KOLB, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO,
  OAKS, PALMESANO, RA, TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the executive law,  in  relation
  to enacting the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act"

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act".
  S  2.  The  legislative law is amended by adding a new section 44-b to
read as follows:
  S 44-B. PRINTING OF DOCUMENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF
LAW, THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY SHALL MAKE ALL LEGISLATIVE REPORTS, DIGESTS
AND  RECORDS  AVAILABLE  ON  THEIR  RESPECTIVE WEBSITES IN A MANNER THAT
ALLOWS SUCH REPORTS, DIGESTS AND RECORDS TO BE PRINTED.
  S 3. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  170-c  to
read as follows:
  S  170-C.   AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS. EVERY STATE AGENCY IN THE STATE
SHALL MAKE ITS ANNUAL REPORTS AND ALL OTHER PUBLIC  DOCUMENTS  AVAILABLE
IN  A DIGITAL FORMAT ON ITS WEBSITE IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS SUCH REPORTS
AND DOCUMENTS TO BE PRINTED. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,  THE  TERM  "STATE
AGENCY"  SHALL MEAN ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, DIVISION,
OFFICE, COUNCIL, COMMITTEE OR OFFICE OF  THE  STATE,  A  PUBLIC  BENEFIT
CORPORATION OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02602-01-5

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