S2392 • 2025

Allows certain members of a public body to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Roxanne J. Persaud
Last action: 2026-05-19
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Allows certain members of a public body to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely

Allows certain members of a public body to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely Allows members of a public body who cannot physically attend a meeting due to a disability to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely; makes provisions of law relating to permitting videoconferencing and remote participation in public meetings under certain circumstances permanent.

What This Bill Does

Allows certain members of a public body to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely Allows members of a public body who cannot physically attend a meeting due to a disability to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely; makes provisions of law relating to permitting videoconferencing and remote participation in public meetings under certain circumstances permanent.

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Bill History

2026-05-19 Senate
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2026-05-19 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 2392A
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2025-01-17 Senate
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Official Summary Text

Allows certain members of a public body to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely
Allows members of a public body who cannot physically attend a meeting due to a disability to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely; makes provisions of law relating to permitting videoconferencing and remote participation in public meetings under certain circumstances permanent.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          2392

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    January 17, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
          ment Operations

        AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to quorum  require-
          ments for meetings conducted remotely

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 103-a of the public  officers  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
     3    2-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY MEMBER WHO HAS A
     4  DISABILITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE
     5  LAW THAT RENDERS SUCH MEMBER UNABLE TO  BE  PHYSICALLY  PRESENT  AT  ANY
     6  MEETING  LOCATION  MAY  BE CONSIDERED PRESENT FOR PURPOSES OF FULFILLING
     7  THE QUORUM REQUIREMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BODY AT MEETINGS CONDUCTED THROUGH
     8  VIDEOCONFERENCING, PROVIDED THE APPLICABLE CRITERIA IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO
     9  OF THIS SECTION ARE OTHERWISE MET.
    10    §  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
    11  ments to section 103-a of the public officers law made by section one of
    12  this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed
    13  repealed therewith.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04677-01-5