Expands the training time for local municipalities in relation to the open meetings law
Summary
Expands the training time for local municipalities in relation to the open meetings law; requires at least one hour of such training be provided by the committee on open government or an appropriate entity in relation to compliance with the open meetings law and if not provided, a justification shall be given.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Mar 10, 2026
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What changed between versions
S2598
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S2598A
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill amends the training requirements for municipal planning boards and boards of appeals in New York, increasing the annual mandatory training hours from four to five. It also updates the bill's status to reflect that it has been amended and reprinted after committee review.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on municipalities, cities, towns, and villages, but the specific applicability to training hours has been expanded.
REQUIREMENT
Increased the minimum annual training requirement for planning board and board of appeals members from four hours to five hours.
Updated the text to clarify that excess training hours can be carried over to succeeding years to meet the new five-hour requirement.
TECHNICAL
Added procedural text indicating the bill has been recommitted to the Committee on Local Government and ordered to a third reading.
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025
How they voted
55–1
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 63
May 29, 2025
D
Democratic41
87% Yea
R
Republican22
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2598A
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelley Mayer
DDemocratic/Working Families
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