Assembly Bill A1108

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires that minutes of meetings of a public body be posted on its website

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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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2021-A1108 - Details

Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §106, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A11142

2021-A1108 - Summary

Requires that minutes taken at a meeting of a public body be posted on the agency's website within two weeks from an open meeting and one week from an executive session.

2021-A1108 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1108
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring that
   minutes of meetings of a public body be posted on its website
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 106 of the public officers law, as
 amended  by  chapter 704 of the laws of 1979, such section as renumbered
 by chapter 652 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Minutes of meetings of all public bodies shall be available to  the
 public  in  accordance with the provisions of the freedom of information
 law within two weeks from the date of such meeting except  that  minutes
 taken  pursuant  to  subdivision  two  [hereof] OF THIS SECTION shall be
 available to the public within one week from the date of  the  executive
 session.    IF  THE  AGENCY IN WHICH A PUBLIC BODY FUNCTIONS MAINTAINS A
 REGULARLY AND ROUTINELY UPDATED WEBSITE AND UTILIZES A HIGH SPEED INTER-
 NET CONNECTION, SUCH MINUTES SHALL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE  WITHIN  TWO
 WEEKS  FROM  THE DATE OF SUCH MEETING EXCEPT THAT MINUTES TAKEN PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  PUBLIC
 WITHIN ONE WEEK FROM THE DATE OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06235-01-1

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2021-A1108A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §106, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A11142

2021-A1108A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that minutes taken at a meeting of a public body be posted on the agency's website within two weeks from an open meeting and one week from an executive session.

2021-A1108A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1108--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, GALLAGHER, SEAWRIGHT, GALEF -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring that
   minutes of meetings of a public body be posted on its website
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 106 of the public officers law, as
 amended  by  chapter 704 of the laws of 1979, such section as renumbered
 by chapter 652 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Minutes of meetings of all public bodies shall be available to  the
 public  in  accordance with the provisions of the freedom of information
 law within two weeks from the date of such meeting except  that  minutes
 taken  pursuant  to  subdivision  two  [hereof] OF THIS SECTION shall be
 available to the public within one week from the date of  the  executive
 session.    IF  THE  AGENCY IN WHICH A PUBLIC BODY FUNCTIONS MAINTAINS A
 REGULARLY AND ROUTINELY UPDATED WEBSITE AND UTILIZES A HIGH SPEED INTER-
 NET CONNECTION, SUCH MINUTES SHALL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE  WITHIN  TWO
 WEEKS  FROM  THE DATE OF SUCH MEETING EXCEPT THAT MINUTES TAKEN PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  PUBLIC
 WITHIN  ONE WEEK FROM THE DATE OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION  UNABRIDGED  VIDEO  RECORDINGS  OR  UNABRIDGED   AUDIO
 RECORDINGS OR UNABRIDGED WRITTEN TRANSCRIPTS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE MEETING
 MINUTES.  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE CREATION OF MINUTES
 IF THE PUBLIC BODY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE TAKE THEM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06235-08-1

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