A 10645: Relates to the publication of information on public meetings; requires the office of information technology services to develop a mobile application and website to publish information on every public meeting held by a state or local public body; requires public bodies to report such meetings to the office of information technology services.
What A 10645 does, verified April 15, 2026
The proposed law aims to improve transparency and accessibility of public meetings in the state. It requires the development of a mobile application and an internet website to publish information on every public meeting held by state or local public bodies. The information to be published includes the date, time, location, and purpose of the meeting, as well as links for video conferencing. Additionally, public notice of meetings must be electronically transmitted to the office of information technology services for publication on the designated website. The law takes effect 180 days after it becomes a law.
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Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-03-19)Alert me
Quick answers about A 10645
- What is the current status of A 10645?
- As of April 15, 2026, A 10645 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on March 19, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 10645 pass?
- Not yet. A 10645 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 10645, and where is it now?
- A 10645 was authored by Asm. Jo Anne Simon with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations. It is filed under PBO, alongside 82 other New York PBO bills this session.
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| Mar. 19, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 19, 2026 · 326 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10645 IN ASSEMBLY March 19, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state technology law and the public officers law, in relation to the publication of information on public meetings The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 103 of the state technology law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 26 to read as follows: 3 26. To develop a mobile application and corresponding internet website 4 to publish information on every public meeting held by a state or local 5 public body under article seven of the public officers law. Such infor- 6 mation shall include, but not be limited to: 7 (a) the date of the public meeting; 8 (b) the time of the public meeting; 9 (c) the location of the public meeting including links for videocon- 10 ferencing; and 11 (d) summaries of the purpose of the public meeting. 12 § 2. Section 104 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new 13 subdivision 7 to read as follows: 14 7. Public notice of a meeting held by a state or local public body, as 15 defined by this article, shall be electronically transmitted to the 16 office of information technology services, within the timeframes estab- 17 lished in subdivisions one and two of this section, for publication on 18 the mobile application and corresponding internet website developed 19 pursuant to subdivision twenty-six of section one hundred three of the 20 state technology law. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 22 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00539-01-5
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