Bill Commons

NY S 2598

in committee

Expands the training time for local municipalities in relation to the open meetings law

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 2598 pass?

Not yet. NY S 2598 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-10): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

What is NY S 2598 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 2598?

Shelley Mayer is the primary sponsor of NY S 2598.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-10 — REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Shelley Mayerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-10

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-10

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. 2026-03-10

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  4. 2026-02-10

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2598A

    amendment-passage

  5. 2026-02-03

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  6. 2026-01-29

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  7. 2026-01-28

    1ST REPORT CAL.176

  8. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-01-07

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  10. 2026-01-07

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  11. 2025-05-29

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-05-29

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  13. 2025-05-29

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  14. 2025-05-19

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  15. 2025-05-15

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  16. 2025-05-14

    1ST REPORT CAL.1105

  17. 2025-01-21

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Local Government Vote

    2025-05-14 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Samra Brouk: excused

  • Floor Vote

    2025-05-29 · pass · 55-1

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • April Baskin: excused
    • Samra Brouk: excused
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: excused
    • Jack M. Martins: excused
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused
    • Jessica Ramos: excused
    • Sam Sutton: absent

  • Local Government Vote

    2026-01-28 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Samra Brouk: excused

  • Floor Vote - Version: A

    2026-03-10 · pass · 60-1

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Erik Bottcher: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Sam Sutton: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Jeremy Zellner: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • Samra Brouk: excused
    • Shelley Mayer: excused

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8410not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 6487

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S2598?summary=&detail=

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