A 3342 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Lowers quorum requirements for meetings of community boards held by videoconferencing

Summary

Provides that, for a quorum, an advisory board may require that at a minimum, one quarter of the members and the presiding officer of a community board physically be present at a location where the public can attend for such board to conduct videoconferencing.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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MINOR

This bill amends the Public Officers Law to give advisory bodies the option to require a minimum of one-quarter of their members and the presiding officer to be physically present at meetings, rather than mandating it. The change shifts the requirement from a strict rule to an optional one that advisory bodies can choose to enforce if they wish.

Scope change

The bill specifically targets advisory bodies within the Public Officers Law, altering how quorum is calculated for their videoconference meetings.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the quorum rule for advisory body meetings from a mandatory requirement for one-quarter of members to be physically present to an optional requirement that the body may elect to enforce.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3342A

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors