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A1299Assembly2017-2018 Session

Update Laws on State Websites

Official title

“Relates to updating statutes on all state department, authority and agency websites”

Sponsor Jo Anne SimonAD-52+13 co-sponsors
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Governmental Operations

What's happening

This bill requires all New York state websites to update statutes within ten business days of any statutory amendments.

Why it matters

  1. Improves public access to current laws. By ensuring statutes are updated quickly on official websites, the bill reduces the risk of the public, attorneys, and businesses relying on outdated legal information.

  2. Increases government accountability and transparency. The requirement applies not just to state-run websites but also to those managed by third parties on behalf of agencies, closing loopholes and ensuring all official online sources are accurate.

  3. Standardizes update timelines across all state entities. This measure prevents inconsistent practices among different departments or agencies and sets a clear, enforceable expectation for timely legislative updates.

  4. Supports better compliance and decision-making. With more reliable and current statutory information available online, individuals and organizations can make better-informed choices and more easily comply with the law.

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Update Laws on State Websites

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Jo Anne Simon

Assembly Member · Assembly District 52

Chair, Mental Health

History

  1. Referred to governmental operations
  2. Referred to governmental operations

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1299

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 11, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, ROSENTHAL, BICHOTTE, GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, CAHILL, COLTON, ROZIC, MAYER, OTIS, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, McLAUGHLIN, STECK, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to updating statutes on all state department, authority and agency websites

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 101 of the state technology law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:

6. "State website" means an internet website operated by or for a state department, authority or agency. Such term shall include those websites operated on behalf of state departments, authorities or agencies by other public or private entities, but shall not include any portions of the internet outside the control of the state department, authority or agency.

§ 2. Section 103 of the state technology law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8-a to read as follows:

8-a. To, in conjunction with all state departments, authorities, as defined in subdivision one of section two of the public authorities law, agencies and any public or private entity that assists with such state websites, update all statutes listed on such state websites within ten business days of the effective date of any amendments to such statutes.

§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD00800-01-7

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