Assembly Bill A5403

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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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-A5403 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Pub Off L

2021-A5403 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A5403 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5403
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental 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.
                                                            LBD03807-02-1

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