Senate Bill S88

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires each industrial development agency to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3002 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S88 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3002
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §857, Gen Muni L; add §§1952-a & 2305, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S8468, A10319

2019-S88 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires each industrial development agency to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each industrial development agency to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years.

2019-S88 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S88 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    88
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  public  authorities
   law,  in  relation  to requiring each industrial development agency to
   live stream all  open  meetings  and  public  hearings  and  make  the
   recordings  of  such meetings and hearings available on the webpage of
   the industrial development agency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 857 to read as follows:
   § 857. VIDEO RECORDINGS OF OPEN MEETINGS AND  PUBLIC  HEARINGS.    THE
 AGENCY  SHALL,  TO  THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, STREAM ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND
 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE IN REAL-TIME. THE AGENCY SHALL POST VIDEO
 RECORDINGS OF ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE WITH-
 IN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF THE MEETING OR HEARING AND SHALL MAINTAIN  SUCH
 RECORDINGS FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
   §  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 1952-a to read as follows:
   § 1952-A. VIDEO RECORDINGS OF OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.   THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, STREAM ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND
 PUBLIC  HEARINGS  ON  ITS WEBSITE IN REAL-TIME. THE AUTHORITY SHALL POST
 VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITS WEBSITE
 WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF THE MEETING OR HEARING AND  SHALL  MAINTAIN
 SUCH RECORDINGS FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
   §  3.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 2305 to read as follows:
   § 2305. VIDEO RECORDINGS OF OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC  HEARINGS.    THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, STREAM ALL OPEN MEETINGS AND
 PUBLIC  HEARINGS  ON  ITS WEBSITE IN REAL-TIME. THE AUTHORITY SHALL POST
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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