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NY S 9705

in committee

Lowers quorum requirements for meetings of community boards held by videoconferencing

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 9705 pass?

Not yet. NY S 9705 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

What is NY S 9705 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 9705?

Cordell Cleare is the primary sponsor of NY S 9705.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-02 — REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
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Sponsors

  • Cordell Cleareprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-04-02

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9221not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1647not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 455not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 3342

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S9705?summary=&detail=

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