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NY A 1590

in committee

Allows certain members of a public body to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1590 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1590 is in committee as of 2026-05-19 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-19): PRINT NUMBER 1590A

What is NY A 1590 about?

Allows members of a public body who cannot physically attend a meeting due to a disability to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely; makes provisions of law relating to permitting videoconferencing and remote participation in public meetings under certain circumstances permanent.

Who sponsors NY A 1590?

Jo Anne Simon is the primary sponsor of NY A 1590, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Allows members of a public body who cannot physically attend a meeting due to a disability to be counted as present for quorum purposes at meetings attended remotely; makes provisions of law relating to permitting videoconferencing and remote participation in public meetings under certain circumstances permanent.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-19 — PRINT NUMBER 1590A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jo Anne Simonprimary
  • Jessica Gonzalez-Rojascosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-05-19

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-05-19

    PRINT NUMBER 1590A

    amendment-passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: A 4880not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 2392

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1590?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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