Senate Bill S1647A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Lowers quorum requirements for meetings of community boards held by videoconferencing

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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-S1647 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10276
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9221

2023-S1647 - Summary

Provides for a quorum of one quarter of the members and the presiding officer of a community board physically be present at a location where the public can attend for such board to conduct videoconferencing.

2023-S1647 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1647 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1647
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
   Government Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to lowering quorum
   requirements for meetings of community boards held by  videoconferenc-
   ing in cities with a population of one million or more
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 103-a  of
 the  public officers law, as added by section 2 of part WW of chapter 56
 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   A public body may, in its discretion, use videoconferencing to conduct
 its meetings pursuant to the requirements of this article provided  that
 a  minimum  number  of  members are present to fulfill the public body's
 quorum requirement in the same physical location or locations where  the
 public  can  attend,  EXCEPT  THAT IN THE CASE OF A COMMUNITY BOARD IN A
 CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE,  ONE  QUARTER  OF  THE
 MEMBERS AND THE RELEVANT PRESIDING OFFICER MUST BE PRESENT IN SUCH PHYS-
 ICAL LOCATION OR LOCATIONS, and the following criteria are met:
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to subdivision 2 of section 103-a of the public  officers
 law  made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
 section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05005-01-3

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2023-S1647A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10276
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9221

2023-S1647A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a quorum of one quarter of the members and the presiding officer of a community board physically be present at a location where the public can attend for such board to conduct videoconferencing.

2023-S1647A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1647A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1647--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
   Government  Operations  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,
   sec.  8  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to lowering  quorum
   requirements  for meetings of community boards held by videoconferenc-
   ing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 103-a of
 the public officers law, as added by section 2 of part WW of chapter  56
 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   A public body may, in its discretion, use videoconferencing to conduct
 its  meetings pursuant to the requirements of this article provided that
 a minimum number of members are present to  fulfill  the  public  body's
 quorum  requirement in the same physical location or locations where the
 public can attend, EXCEPT THAT IN THE CASE  OF  AN  ADVISORY  BODY,  ONE
 QUARTER  OF THE MEMBERS AND THE RELEVANT PRESIDING OFFICER MUST BE PRES-
 ENT IN SUCH PHYSICAL LOCATION OR LOCATIONS, and the  following  criteria
 are met:
   §  2.  Section 103-a of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  AN  "ADVISORY  BODY"  SHALL  BE
 DEFINED  AS  AN  ENTITY  THAT  IS INVOLVED IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY ONLY;
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ENGAGEMENT IN POLICY  DEVELOPMENT,  PROGRAM
 PLANNING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT VOTE TO DETER-
 MINE  A  FINAL POLICY OR PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOME, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO A COMMUNITY BOARD IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05005-02-4
 S. 1647--A                          2

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