Assembly Bill A7000

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain meetings between the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly relating to the state budget to be open to the general public

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A7000 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6961
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-b, Pub Off L

2023-A7000 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain meetings between the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly relating to the state budget to be open to the general public; to provide an opportunity for the public to attend, listen to, and observe such meetings; and to broadcast and maintain records of such meetings on each party's website.

2023-A7000 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7000
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HAWLEY,  TAGUE,  MANKTELOW, BENDETT, FRIEND,
   BYRNES, MORINELLO, JENSEN, SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO, ANGELINO, MAHER, DiPIE-
   TRO, E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Govern-
   mental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring public
   access to state budget discussions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  section
 103-b to read as follows:
   §  103-B. PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.  1. NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, OR ANY OTHER LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,
 EVERY MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND
 THE  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY ARRANGED TO DISCUSS, NEGOTIATE, OR DEBATE,
 IN PART OR IN ITS ENTIRETY, THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET, SHALL BE
 OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
   2. THE HOST OF THE MEETINGS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE AN OPPOR-
 TUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND, LISTEN AND OBSERVE THE MEETINGS  IN  AT
 LEAST  ONE PHYSICAL LOCATION AT WHICH A MEMBER PARTICIPATES AND SHALL BE
 OPEN TO BEING PHOTOGRAPHED, BROADCAST, WEBCAST,  OR  OTHERWISE  RECORDED
 AND/OR TRANSMITTED BY AUDIO OR VIDEO MEANS.
   3.  MEETINGS  UNDER  THIS SECTION SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BE
 BROADCAST TO THE PUBLIC AND MAINTAINED AS RECORDS BY THE OFFICE  OF  THE
 GOVERNOR  AND EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE AND STREAMED ON THE WEBSITES
 OF THE GOVERNOR, THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY IN REAL-TIME AND POSTED  ON
 SUCH WEBSITES WITHIN AND FOR A REASONABLE TIME AFTER THE MEETING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11062-01-3

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