Senate Bill S7053

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes counties to post local laws and notices via the internet

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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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2025-S7053 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §214, County L

2025-S7053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes counties to post local laws and notices via the internet where such county doesn't have a newspaper published within the county.

2025-S7053 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7053
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBB  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to authorizing  counties  to
   post legal notices and local laws via the internet
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 214 of the county law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  EXEMPTION.  THE  PROVISIONS  HEREIN REQUIRING THE DESIGNATION OF A
 NEWSPAPER FOR OFFICIAL NOTICES FOR LOCAL LAWS, NOTICES AND OTHER MATTERS
 REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION TWO  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  WHERE  A  COUNTY  DOES  NOT HAVE A NEWSPAPER
 PUBLISHED WITHIN THE COUNTY. SUCH COUNTY SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO  PUBLISH
 LOCAL  LAWS  AND  NOTICES  THROUGH  AN  OFFICIAL COUNTY WEBSITE OR OTHER
 STATE-RUN DIGITAL PLATFORM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11363-01-5

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