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S 3889: 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 S 3889 does, verified March 20, 2026
The bill aims to improve transparency and accessibility of public meetings in New York State. It requires the development of a mobile application and corresponding internet website to publish information on every public meeting held by state and local public bodies. The information to be published includes the date, time, location, and a summary of the meeting's purpose. Additionally, public notice of meetings must be electronically transmitted to the Office of Information Technology Services, which will then publish the information on the designated website. The bill takes effect 180 days after its enactment.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| May. 01, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| Apr. 29, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.759 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 30, 2025 · 335 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3889 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology 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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