Bill Text: NY A02040 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2040 (Prior Session Legislation)

NY State Legislature page for A02040

Introduced

Bill Title: Allows for online publication of public notices.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-08 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A02040 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A02040-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          2040

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 14, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HAWLEY,  B. MILLER,  SMULLEN,  ASHBY, SALKA,
          M. MILLER, SCHMITT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DeSTEFANO, DiPIE-
          TRO, J. M. GIGLIO -- read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
          Governmental Operations

        AN  ACT  to  amend the general construction law, in relation to allowing
          for online publication of public notices

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The  general  construction law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 40-a to read as follows:
     3    § 40-a. Public notices and publications. 1. Subject to the  provisions
     4  of  subdivision two of this section and notwithstanding any provision of
     5  law to the contrary, in any case in which notice of any fact is required
     6  by law to be published or advertised in a newspaper,  in  addition  such
     7  requirement shall be satisfied by publication of the notice in an online
     8  news publication that:
     9    a.  provides  general  interest  news  on  a  daily basis to a defined
    10  geographic location; and
    11    b. has been continuously published for at least one year prior to  the
    12  date of publication of the notice.
    13    2. Any publication made pursuant to the terms of this section shall be
    14  subject  to  all requirements and stipulations of publication imposed by
    15  law or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction with regard to  the
    16  notice  with the exception of a requirement that the notice be published
    17  in a newspaper.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02106-01-1