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A 2329: Expands use of videoconferencing to purely advisory bodies.
What A 2329 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to allow public bodies to hold meetings remotely through videoconferencing for advisory committees and subcommittees. Members of these committees and subcommittees can attend meetings from non-public locations, and their presence will be considered for quorum requirements. However, the public must still have an opportunity to attend, listen, and observe the meetings in a physical location that meets accessibility requirements. The law will take effect immediately, but the changes will be repealed when the repealed section is re-enacted.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2329
- What is the current status of A 2329?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 2329 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 2329 pass?
- Not yet. A 2329 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2329, and where is it now?
- A 2329 was authored by Asm. John McDonald. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 269 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2329 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to expanding use of videoconferencing to purely advisory bodies The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 103-a of the public officers law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows: 3 (j) a public body may, in its discretion, authorize members of its 4 committees and subcommittees that perform advisory functions only to 5 attend meetings of such committees and subcommittees from one or more 6 non-public locations through the use of videoconferencing and be consid- 7 ered present for purposes of fulfilling quorum requirements for such 8 meetings provided that an opportunity for the public to attend, listen 9 and observe such meetings in at least one physical location that is 10 provided and that location meets all physical access requirements of 11 section one hundred three of this article. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend- 13 ments to section 103-a of the public officers law made by section one of 14 this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed 15 repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01977-01-5
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