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A3002Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS88

Stream Public Agency Meetings

Official title

“Requires each industrial development agency to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings”

Sponsor Michaelle C. SolagesAD-22+14 co-sponsorsAffects Local Government
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
4/10
Low
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill requires industrial development agencies to livestream all open meetings and hearings and post recordings online for at least five years.

Why it matters

  1. Increases public access and transparency. by ensuring that residents and stakeholders can watch industrial development agency (IDA) meetings and hearings live or view them later, making the decision-making process more visible.

  2. Creates a long-term, searchable public record. of agency actions and discussions, which can be used for oversight, accountability, and research by journalists, watchdog groups, and the public for at least five years.

  3. May improve the quality of agency governance. by encouraging board members and staff to be more careful, professional, and responsive in their decision-making, knowing their actions are being recorded and easily reviewed.

  4. Reduces barriers for participation and oversight. for people who cannot attend meetings in person, such as those with disabilities, work conflicts, or who live far from agency offices, making civic engagement more inclusive.

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Stream Public Agency Meetings

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Michaelle C. Solages

Assembly Member · Assembly District 22

Chair, Local Governments

History

  1. Signed chap.185
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to assembly
  4. Passed senateVote 50–10
  5. 3rd reading cal.26
  6. Substituted for S88
  7. Referred to local government
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Advanced to third reading cal.74
  11. Reported
  12. Referred to local governments

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S88Senate

Stream All Public Meetings

Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Todd Kaminsky

Impact 4 · Low0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3002

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 28, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, D'URSO, DICKENS, RAMOS, SIMON, BARRON, McDONOUGH, LAWRENCE, LAVINE, GALEF, BUCHWALD, ROZIC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public authorities law, in relation to requiring each industrial development agency to live stream all open meetings and public hearings and make the recordings of such meetings and hearings available on the webpage of the industrial development agency

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

Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 857 to read as follows:

§ 857. Video recordings of open meetings and public hearings. The agency shall, to the extent practicable, stream all open meetings and public hearings on its website in real-time. The agency shall post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings on its website within five business days of the meeting or hearing and shall maintain such recordings for a period of not less than five years.

§ 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1952-a to read as follows:

§ 1952-a. Video recordings of open meetings and public hearings. The authority shall, to the extent practicable, stream all open meetings and public hearings on its website in real-time. The authority shall post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings on its website within five business days of the meeting or hearing and shall maintain such recordings for a period of not less than five years.

§ 3. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 2305 to read as follows:

§ 2305. Video recordings of open meetings and public hearings. The authority shall, to the extent practicable, stream all open meetings and

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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public hearings on its website in real-time. The authority shall post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings on its website within five business days of the meeting or hearing and shall maintain such recordings for a period of not less than five years.

§ 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

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