Senate Bill S8114

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to conducting business by electronic means during a state disaster emergency

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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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2019-S8114 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S3424

2019-S8114 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to conducting business by electronic means during a state disaster emergency; requires public bodies to provide notice to the general public.

2019-S8114 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8114 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8114
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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 conducting busi-
   ness by electronic  means  during  a  state  disaster  emergency;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 103 of the public officers law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, DURING
 A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWENTY OF  THE  EXECU-
 TIVE  LAW,  A  PUBLIC  BODY  IN THE AFFECTED AREA MAY UTILIZE ELECTRONIC
 MEANS TO CONDUCT BUSINESS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.   IN UTILIZING  SUCH
 ELECTRONIC  MEANS,  THE PUBLIC BODY SHALL PROMPTLY PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE
 GENERAL PUBLIC PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  FOUR  OF  THIS  ARTICLE
 DETAILING  HOW FAILURE TO UTILIZE ELECTRONIC MEANS WOULD UNDULY THREATEN
 THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF MEMBERS  OF  THE  PUBLIC  BODY  OR  THE  GENERAL
 PUBLIC, AND PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATE MEANS BY WHICH THE PUBLIC
 CAN  MONITOR,  WATCH, LISTEN TO, PARTICIPATE IN, AND/OR ATTEND THE MEET-
 ING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed December 31, 2022.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15888-01-0

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