NY S 2598

passed one chamber

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 2598 pass?

Not yet. NY S 2598 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other as of 2026-03-10. 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

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-21
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
referral-committee
2025-05-14
1ST REPORT CAL.1105
2025-05-15
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-05-19
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-05-29
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-05-29
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-05-29
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
referral-committee
2026-01-07
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
referral-committee
2026-01-28
1ST REPORT CAL.176
2026-01-29
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-02-03
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-02-10
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2598A
amendment-passage
2026-03-10
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-03-10
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-03-10
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
referral-committee

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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

Official source

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

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