NY S04476

Bill

Requires each public body to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each public body to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years.

Introduced
02/09/2023

In Committee
01/03/2024

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

2023-2024 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring all public bodies to live stream open meetings and public hearings and make the recordings of such meetings and hearings available on the webpage of the public body

AI Summary

This bill amends the Public Officers Law to require all public bodies (such as state and local government agencies) to live stream their open meetings and public hearings on their websites, and to post video recordings of these meetings and hearings on their websites within five business days, maintaining the recordings for at least five years.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Joe Addabbo (D)*, Pete Harckham (D),

Last Action

PRINT NUMBER 4476A (on 03/05/2024)

Official Document

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S4476

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S4476
BillText	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S04476&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S04476A
BillText	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S04476&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S04476

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
A03991	Requires each public body to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each public body to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years.	referred to governmental operations	Same As
S00539	Requires each local government to live stream and post video recordings of all open meetings and public hearings; requires each local government to post such recordings for a period of not less than five years.	REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS	Reintroduced
S07305	Requires public bodies to post video recordings of open meetings on their websites within five days of such meetings; requires such recordings be maintained for a period of five years.	REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS	Reintroduced

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