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A02852 Summary:

A02852 Actions:

A02852 Committee Votes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS   Chair:Thiele      
DATE:05/21/2024AYE/NAY:18/1  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Thiele
Excused
Brown
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Friend
Nay
Otis
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
Woerner
Aye
Gallahan
Aye
Jacobson
Aye
Simpson
Aye
Darling
Aye
Beephan
Aye
Clark
Aye
Conrad
Aye
Rivera
Aye
Lunsford
Aye
Levenberg
Aye
Shimsky
Aye
Shrestha
Aye
Eachus
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/22/2024AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Excused
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Excused
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A02852 Floor Votes:

A02852 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2852--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    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:
 
     1    Section  1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new arti-
     2  cle 13-E to read as follows:
     3                                ARTICLE 13-E
     4                             MUNICIPAL WEBSITES
     5  Section 300. Municipal websites.
     6    § 300. Municipal websites. 1. All municipal corporations  shall  main-
     7  tain an official website with a ".gov" domain name that is accessible to
     8  the public and update such website regularly. The official website shall
     9  contain  basic information on the municipality including but not limited
    10  to hours of operations, elected officials  and  services  provided.  The
    11  website  shall  contain  a privacy policy that is prominently posted and
    12  written in plain language that informs website visitors of any  personal
    13  information that is being collected and how it is being used.
    14    2.  Municipal  websites  shall,  at  a  minimum, contain the following
    15  information:
    16    a. all documents required by subdivision seven of  section  thirty  of
    17  this chapter;
    18    b. notice of all municipal elections, public hearings and public meet-
    19  ings including regular board or legislative meetings;
    20    c.  agenda  and  minutes  of municipal meetings as required by article
    21  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
        A. 2852--A                          2
 
     1    d. an up to date version of, or an active hyperlink  to,  the  munici-
     2  pality's codes or local laws and resolutions.
     3    §  2.    Subdivision  7 of section 30 of the general municipal law, as
     4  added by section 10 of part O of chapter 56 of  the  laws  of  2008,  is
     5  amended to read as follows:
     6    7.  [To the extent practicable, each] Each municipal corporation shall
     7  make accessible to the public [via its official internet  web  site]  on
     8  its official municipal website required under article thirteen-E of this
     9  chapter  documentation  pertaining  to  its most recent annual financial
    10  reports, current year budget, most recent independent audit  report  and
    11  most recent fiscal performance plan or multiyear financial plan required
    12  pursuant  to paragraph g of subdivision ten of section fifty-four of the
    13  state finance law, unless such information is covered by subdivision two
    14  of section eighty-seven of the public officers law.
    15    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    16  it shall have become a law.