Assembly Bill A2852

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires municipalities to maintain municipal websites

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A2852 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3353
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-E §300, amd §30, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5927
2017-2018: A1513
2019-2020: A3319, S4908
2021-2022: A1166, S1815

2023-A2852 - Summary

Requires municipalities to maintain municipal websites.

2023-A2852 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2852
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, STIRPE, STECK, PAULIN -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to requiring
   municipalities to maintain municipal websites

   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 arti-
 cle 13-E to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 13-E
                            MUNICIPAL WEBSITES
 SECTION 300. MUNICIPAL WEBSITES.
   § 300. MUNICIPAL WEBSITES. 1. ALL MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS  SHALL  MAIN-
 TAIN  AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
 SHALL CONTAIN BASIC INFORMATION ON THE MUNICIPALITY  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO HOURS OF OPERATIONS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SERVICES PROVIDED.
 THE  WEBSITE  SHOULD  CONTAIN  AN  EASILY UNDERSTOOD PRIVACY POLICY THAT
 INFORMS WEBSITE VISITORS OF ANY INFORMATION THAT IS BEING COLLECTED  AND
 HOW IT IS BEING USED.
   2.  OFFICIAL  MUNICIPAL  WEBSITES SHOULD BE UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS
 AND CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   A. ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY SECTION THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER;
   B. NOTICE OF ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PUBLIC MEET-
 INGS INCLUDING REGULAR BOARD OR LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS;
   C. AGENDA AND MINUTES OF MUNICIPAL MEETINGS  AS  REQUIRED  BY  ARTICLE
 SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW; AND
   D. UPDATED VERSION OF THE MUNICIPALITY'S CODE OR LAWS.
   §  2.    Subdivision  7 of section 30 of the general municipal law, as
 added by section 10 of part O of chapter 56 of  the  laws  of  2008,  is
 amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05782-01-3
 A. 2852                             2
              

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2023-A2852A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3353
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-E §300, amd §30, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5927
2017-2018: A1513
2019-2020: A3319, S4908
2021-2022: A1166, S1815

2023-A2852A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires municipalities to maintain municipal websites.

2023-A2852A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2852--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, STIRPE, STECK, PAULIN -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
   on  Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Govern-
   ments in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to requiring
   municipalities to maintain municipal websites
 
   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 arti-
 cle 13-E to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 13-E
                            MUNICIPAL WEBSITES
 SECTION 300. MUNICIPAL WEBSITES.
   § 300. MUNICIPAL WEBSITES. 1. ALL MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS  SHALL  MAIN-
 TAIN AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE WITH A ".GOV" DOMAIN NAME THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO
 THE PUBLIC AND UPDATE SUCH WEBSITE REGULARLY. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE SHALL
 CONTAIN  BASIC INFORMATION ON THE MUNICIPALITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO HOURS OF OPERATIONS, ELECTED OFFICIALS  AND  SERVICES  PROVIDED.  THE
 WEBSITE  SHALL  CONTAIN  A PRIVACY POLICY THAT IS PROMINENTLY POSTED AND
 WRITTEN IN PLAIN LANGUAGE THAT INFORMS WEBSITE VISITORS OF ANY  PERSONAL
 INFORMATION THAT IS BEING COLLECTED AND HOW IT IS BEING USED.
   2.  MUNICIPAL  WEBSITES  SHALL,  AT  A  MINIMUM, CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION:
   A. ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF  SECTION  THIRTY  OF
 THIS CHAPTER;
   B. NOTICE OF ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PUBLIC MEET-
 INGS INCLUDING REGULAR BOARD OR LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS;
   C.  AGENDA  AND  MINUTES  OF MUNICIPAL MEETINGS AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE
 SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05782-02-4
              

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