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NY S00455

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brad Hoylman-Sigal

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows advisory bodies, including community boards in cities with populations over one million, to lower their in-person quorum requirement for videoconference meetings to one quarter of members plus the presiding officer

  • Current law requires a full quorum to be physically present at public-accessible locations for videoconference meetings; this bill creates an exception for advisory bodies

  • Defines "advisory body" as an entity involved only in advisory capacity, including policy development, program planning, and program evaluation, that may or may not vote on final outcomes

  • Takes effect immediately but will be repealed when the underlying videoconferencing statute (section 103-a) expires

Legislative Description

Provides that, for a quorum, an advisory board may require that at a minimum, 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.

Last Action

referred to governmental operations

6/9/2025

Committee Referrals

Governmental Operations6/9/2025
Rules6/4/2025
Investigations and Government Operations1/8/2025

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