Assembly Bill A9409

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to electronic meetings conducted partially or solely by means of electronic communication; repealer

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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-A9409 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8663
Law Section:
Religious Corporations Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §28, amd §28, Rel Corp L

2021-A9409 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to electronic meetings conducted partially or solely by means of electronic communication.

2021-A9409 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9409
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the religious corporations law, in relation to electron-
   ic  meetings  conducted  partially  or  solely  by means of electronic
   communication; and repealing certain provisions of such  law  relating
   thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 28 of the religious corporations law, as amended by
 chapter 588 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   § 28. Electronic  meetings.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  law,
 certificate of incorporation or by-laws to the contrary, if the board of
 trustees of a religious corporation is authorized to determine the place
 of  trustee meetings, corporate meetings, congregant or membership meet-
 ings, the board of trustees may, in its sole discretion, determine  that
 the  meeting  shall  be  held PARTIALLY OR solely by means of electronic
 communication. IN THE CASE OF A MEETING HELD SOLELY BY ELECTRONIC COMMU-
 NICATION, the electronic service and/or platform through which the meet-
 ing is held shall be the place of the meeting for purposes of this chap-
 ter. MEETINGS CONDUCTED PARTIALLY  OR  SOLELY  BY  MEANS  OF  ELECTRONIC
 COMMUNICATIONS  IN RELIANCE UPON THIS SECTION AND ANY INDIVIDUAL'S ELEC-
 TRONIC PARTICIPATION IN SUCH MEETINGS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO  THOSE  GUIDE-
 LINES AND PROCEDURES AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTS.
   § 2. Section 28 of the religious corporations law, as amended by chap-
 ter 98 of the laws of 2021, is REPEALED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14917-01-2

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