BILL NO S01853A
SAME AS SAME AS UNI. A01455-A
SPONSOR LAVALLE
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd S102, Pub Off L
Includes an advisory committee within the definition of a public body for
purposes of the open meetings law.
BILL NO S01853A
01/09/2013 REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
03/05/2013 1ST REPORT CAL.154
03/06/2013 2ND REPORT CAL.
03/07/2013 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/04/2013 AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1853A
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 1853--A A. 1455--A
Cal. No. 154
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
gations and Government Operations -- reported favorably from said
committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
order of third reading
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the definition
of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 102 of the public officers law, as
2 amended by chapter 704 of the laws of 1979 and such section as renum-
3 bered by chapter 652 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
4 2. "Public body" means any entity, for which a quorum is required in
5 order to conduct public business and which consists of two or more
6 members, performing a governmental function for the state or for an
7 agency or department thereof, or for a public corporation as defined in
8 section sixty-six of the general construction law, or committee or
9 subcommittee OR ADVISORY COMMITTEE or other similar body of such public
10 body.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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