Authorizes local governments to deliver proposed local laws to members of their legislative bodies by means of e-mail.

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S800-2011 Actions

• Jan 19, 2012: referred to local governments
• Jan 19, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jan 19, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jan 18, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jan 10, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jan 9, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.3
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Feb 7, 2011: referred to local governments
• Feb 7, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Feb 7, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Feb 1, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jan 31, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jan 25, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.18
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S800-2011 Meetings

Local Government: Jan 9, 2012, Local Government: Jan 25, 2011

S800-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jan 19, 2012 , Active List: Feb 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jan 10, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 31, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 1, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 7, 2011

S800-2011 Votes

S800-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S800

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to authorizing the
electronic transmission of proposed local laws to members of a local
legislative body

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Authorizes local governments to deliver proposed local laws to members
of their legislative bodies by means of email.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Outlines the methods in which proposed local laws shall be
introduced to members of a local legislative body. Includes email of
the proposed local law in Portable Document Format (POP) as an
acceptable method of notice of introduction to other members of the
local legislative body, which is required for passage. Outlines rules
that must be followed in order for email to be acceptable.

Section 2. Says the act shall take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:
In today's world, email and the internet in general have become a
primary means of communication and correspondence between billions of
people around the world. New York State Municipal Home Rule Law
Article 3, Section 20, Subsection 4 says that the only options of
delivery of a proposed local law are "on the desks of it members" or
"by mail to the members' mailing addresses."

This legislation would allow the use of email as a means of delivery
of a proposed local law in its final form to the members of a local
legislative body. It is important to note that this would add to the
allowable options currently outlined in NYS Municipal Home Rule Law.
This legislation would not remove any current options.

With a vast majority of people having computers and internet access in
their homes. it is only appropriate that email become a utilized form
of communication and delivery of proposed local laws.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-2010:  S.4677/A.7469  Referred to Local Government
2008:       S.7669/A.10601 Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Act shall take effect immediately.

S800-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                     800

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  BONACIC, DeFRANCISCO, RANZENHOFER -- read
    twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
    Committee on Local Government

  AN  ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to authorizing
    the electronic transmission of proposed local laws  to  members  of  a
    local legislative body

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 20 of the municipal home rule law,
  as amended by chapter 45 of the laws of 1974,  is  amended  to  read  as
  follows:

    4.  A  proposed  local  law  may be introduced only by a member of the
  legislative body at a meeting of  such  body  or  as  may  be  otherwise
  prescribed  by  the  rules of procedure adopted by the legislative body.
  No such local law shall be passed until it shall have been in its  final
  form  and  either  (a)  upon  the desks or table of the members at least
  seven calendar days, exclusive of Sunday, prior to its final passage, or
  (b) mailed to each of them in postpaid properly addressed  and  securely
  closed  envelopes or wrappers in a post box or post office of the United
  States post office department within the local government at  least  ten
  calendar  days,  exclusive of Sunday, prior to its final passage, OR (C)
  E-MAILED TO THE E-MAIL IN-BOX OF EACH OF THEM IN THE  PORTABLE  DOCUMENT
  FORMAT  (PDF)  AT LEAST TEN CALENDAR DAYS, EXCLUSIVE OF SUNDAY, PRIOR TO
  ITS FINAL PASSAGE, PROVIDED THAT (I) THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS DOCUMENTED
  THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS, (II) THE
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS PUBLISHED SUCH E-MAIL ADDRESS ON THE BULLETIN BOARD
  OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT  CLERK,  AND  (III)  THE  LEGISLATIVE  BODY  HAS
  ADOPTED  A  RESOLUTION  AUTHORIZING SUCH ELECTRONIC DELIVERY; unless the
  elective or appointive chief executive officer,  if  there  be  one,  or
  otherwise  the  chairman  of  the board of supervisors, in the case of a

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02625-01-1

 S. 800                              2

  county, the mayor in the case of a city or village or the supervisor  in
  the  case  of  a  town  shall have certified as to the necessity for its
  immediate passage and such local law be passed by the  affirmative  vote
  of two-thirds of the total voting power of the legislative body.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.