Assembly Bill A6863

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs public bodies that have meetings that allow public comments to provide a means for the public to comment in real time

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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-A6863 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Pub Off L

2021-A6863 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs public bodies that have meetings that allow public comments to provide a means for the public to comment in real time during the time allocated for public comment.

2021-A6863 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6863
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 13, 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 directing public
   bodies  that  have  meetings  that  allow public comments to provide a
   means for the public to comment in real time

   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)  ANY  MEETING  OF  A  PUBLIC  BODY THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THAT
 ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL  PROVIDE  FOR  AN  OPPORTUNITY  FOR  THE
 PUBLIC  TO  COMMENT  IN REAL TIME BY ANY AVAILABLE MEANS DURING THE TIME
 ALLOCATED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09413-01-1

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